{"id":71052,"date":"2021-12-10T15:55:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T15:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=71052"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:31:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:31:23","slug":"come-and-be-a-community-garden-volunteer-which-is-good-for-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/come-and-be-a-community-garden-volunteer-which-is-good-for-your-health","title":{"rendered":"Riverside Community Garden: Come and be a volunteer, which is good for your health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Be a volunteer, stay with some friendly faces at green space, get fresh air and be close to nature in the riverside community garden.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71055\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71055\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_125138728_iOS-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Garden is open! Have a chat &amp; a cuppa with some friendly faces in the tea room!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Planting enthusiasts gather at the <a href=\"https:\/\/pontcannapaa.com\/riverside-community-garden-project\/\">riverside community garden<\/a> on its opening day which is a lovely sunshine Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A dozen vegetable gardens full of vegetables, freshly picked pumpkins roasting in the cob oven, kettle on, sweet cakes, gardening\u2019s joy, stories from plant volunteers and beekeepers. During the open day, everything is really for the new friends to join the energetic community garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany people come to take a visit of the garden on the open day. Welcome more friends to join the community garden volunteer team is one of the reasons we have an open day. We always like more volunteers and plant enthusiasts. It\u2019s nice to have more people in this,\u201d said Lewis Mottram, one of the volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_122315334_iOS-1-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Lewis is introducing the community garden with a big smile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pontcannapaa.com\/riverside-community-garden-project\/\">The Riverside Community Garden Project<\/a> is a volunteer led project, supported by local registered charity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/feature\/innovate-save-case-studies\/grow-well-community-gardening-social-prescribing-tool\/\">Grow Cardiff<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, a volunteer\u2019s job is to do the activities needed for the garden. They will organize some interesting things to invite people to join. Such as getting people to take part in the plant, gathering leaves to move to compost heaps, sitting at common shelves to have a cup of tea, all sorts of simple activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe basic duties of volunteer in gardening, we&#8217;ve removed a lot of the I suppose the weeds if you will, ready for spring, so the fruits and vegetables can grow. It&#8217;s about clearing things, cutting things as well. In the greenhouses, certainly the volunteers, a big part in planting everything in the ground. And then at the end of the harvest time, we take all the food and share with people,\u201d said Nick, a beekeeper in the community garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_123420645_iOS-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Nick, a beekeeper who is really enjoy working outdoors. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The garden on Pontcanna Permanent allotments includes a large organic veg, fruit and herb patch, cabin with cob oven, beehives, forest garden, woodwork and education shelter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People in the community garden can do a lot of things to get themselves relaxed from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Most of the activities are not only about the plant but also include chatting with people, doing some exercise, having interactions with nature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120855519_iOS-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A plant enthusiast is looking round the organic veg with her dog.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to why we have community garden. I think about 50 years when everybody moved into the towns and cities when factories started needing lots of people, then people didn&#8217;t have access to gardens anymore. So in the towns and cities they started as these allotment gardens for people who just lived in in the city and didn&#8217;t have a garden so we could grow vegetables for ourselves and because so that&#8217;s been a tradition in this country for a long time,\u201d said Lewis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/20211204_120736452_iOS-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Colourful bee hive in the riverside community garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pontcannapaa.com\/riverside-community-garden-project\/\">Riverside community garden<\/a> is open on Wednesday and Friday, from 10am-4pm or the first Saturday in the month. Plant lovers can enjoy a casual and peaceful time there. After hard work, they can have a cup of tea in the tearoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the role of community gardening, is to keep things growing to keep things alive, but also for us to learn things to get some exercise, for sharing, to meet people. And as Lewis was talking about his area to the gardening, but we&#8217;re so repairing things such as doing some interesting woodwork, lots of activities you can do here to close to nature,\u201d said Nick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be a volunteer and find a green space to get fresh air and be close to nature at the riverside community garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":803,"featured_media":71092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[421],"coauthors":[1068],"class_list":["post-71052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-environment","tag-riverside"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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