{"id":67348,"date":"2022-11-15T15:24:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T15:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=67348"},"modified":"2022-11-15T15:31:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T15:31:09","slug":"community-garden-turns-to-renewable-energy-to-help-overcome-financial-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/11\/15\/community-garden-turns-to-renewable-energy-to-help-overcome-financial-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer garden to get solar panels in renewable energy project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The group was hit by two break-ins over the summer, so the financial help is very welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RIVERSIDE Community Garden Project is hoping to become entirely reliant on renewable energy, thanks to a project with universities in Cardiff and Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, set up by Dr John McCrory, of Cardiff University, and Dr Ahmed Hesham Abdulaziz, of Ain Shams University, is funded by the British Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It aims to bring renewable energy to off-grid community groups, in this case by installing solar panels to power objects such as lights, kettles and gardening tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cSustainability is very important to us. We\u2019re completely off the grid,\u201d said Tony Allsop who began volunteering at the Riverside project four years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 18 months ago, Mr Allsop was employed by Grow Cardiff &#8212; a registered charity supporting community gardens across Cardiff.<\/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\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image2-min-2-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image2-min-2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image2-min-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image2-min-2-770x433.jpeg 770w, 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ago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The garden, on a Pontcanna allotment, is completely organic and uses nets instead of pesticides to protect the produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers grow a variety of fruit and vegetables throughout the year and can take them home in return for a small donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group pays \u00a3350 a year in rent for the allotment so financial help is essential to help them stay afloat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The garden has also received funding from the National Lottery and support from organisations such as Savills and Welsh Water through group visits.<\/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\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image1-min-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image1-min-1024x576.jpeg 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Riverside Community Garden Project&#8217;s office located in Pontcanna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The group has faced financial challenges over the last few years. There were two break-ins over the summer and donations dried up while the allotment was closed during lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The garden&#8217;s savings had to be used to pay the rent leaving them &#8220;drained dry&#8221;, according to Mr Allsop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Mr Allsop said that since the pandemic it has become clear how the project benefits the volunteers&#8217; mental health and confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s nice meeting people who haven\u2019t been well, shy people and seeing them become much more self-assured. It really helps build their confidence. It doesn\u2019t feel like work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis Mottram began volunteering at the garden around 12 years ago following early retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was initially disappointed when volunteering work was found for him at the allotment as he had hoped for office-based work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few sessions, Mr Mottram realised how much he was enjoying his time in the garden and decided to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a whole mixture of things, keeping fit is good, the social aspect is great, and the vegetables are excellent!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group is always keen to find new volunteers to help around the garden, especially during the winter as numbers tend to drop.<\/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\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-770x433.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-2048x1153.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-293x165.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-1400x788.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-770x433.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-2048x1153.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-293x165.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/11\/Image4-min-1-1400x788.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Growing vegetables at one of the greenhouses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are fewer than 10 regular volunteers, but the garden sees as many as 60 during the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re always looking for volunteers. We welcome people from all walks of life and all circumstances. No gardening experience is needed,\u201d said Mr Allsop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we have enough volunteers we hope to re-do the greenhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The garden is open to volunteers on Wednesdays and Fridays and an open day is held on the first Saturday of every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Those interested in volunteering can join The Riverside Community Garden Project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/27075907877\">Facebook <\/a>group or contact Mr Allsop at tony@growcardiff.org.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The group was hit by two break-ins over the summer, so the financial help is very welcome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":907,"featured_media":67366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,209],"tags":[8112,265,1735,210,3997,73,7270,1429],"coauthors":[8094],"class_list":["post-67348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-pontcanna","tag-ain-shams-university","tag-cardiff-university","tag-cost-of-living","tag-pontcanna","tag-renewable-energy","tag-riverside","tag-riverside-community-garden-project","tag-sustainability"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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