Cranbrook Estate residents and those from the surrounding areas designed and built Cranbrook Community Food Garden in 2009.
The garden has 21 raised beds, a shed, greenhouse, composting facilities and a patio area with seating. The garden also has a living roof and has undertaken recent biodiversity improvements.
Cranbrook Community Food Garden nestles proudly within the iconic modernist Cranbrook Estate, designed by Skinner, Bailey and Lubetkin. Completed in the 1960s, the estate is home to Elizabeth Frink’s sculpture The Blind Beggar and his Dog.
Weekly activities include learning about organic gardening, food growing, composting and more with the guided experience of volunteer team members.
Awards include an outstanding rating in London in Bloom 2016-2020.
Nobody apart from three residents actually live on the cranbrook estate the rest who have taken over our garden don’t it’s a crying shame in fact most off these people are from a better part off London and it truly does not bother them and Laura the women that runs it couldn’t seem to be more happier about the situation it so sad but true .
Aldara
Amazing community of gardeners from all backgrounds and ages. The Cranbrook garden community are not only extremely committed to sustainability and teaching everyone about vegetable growing techniques/plants/history of the garden, but also are a great group of people to talk to and socialise. I always felt extremely welcome and ‘at home’. I wish I was less busy to be able to contribute more to this lovely project. I highly recommend to pay them a visit if you’re walking nearby or to get involved if you live locally. Don’t worry if the garden looks small at first, there’s so much richness in events, workshops, crafts and social possibilities that would keep you involved every week:)
Nicola
beautiful little community spot in Bethnal Green! whether you are a local or just visting on a Saturday, everyone’s welcome to come in and help out as much or as little as they want 🙂
they also run lots of nice initiatives such as community cooking club, craft afternoons and children activities
a lovely hidden gem in the City!
Charlotte
I love volunteering here, wonderful people. It’s like a garden of Eden in London
4 Reviews on “Cranbrook Community Food Garden”
Nobody apart from three residents actually live on the cranbrook estate the rest who have taken over our garden don’t it’s a crying shame in fact most off these people are from a better part off London and it truly does not bother them and Laura the women that runs it couldn’t seem to be more happier about the situation it so sad but true .
Amazing community of gardeners from all backgrounds and ages. The Cranbrook garden community are not only extremely committed to sustainability and teaching everyone about vegetable growing techniques/plants/history of the garden, but also are a great group of people to talk to and socialise. I always felt extremely welcome and ‘at home’. I wish I was less busy to be able to contribute more to this lovely project. I highly recommend to pay them a visit if you’re walking nearby or to get involved if you live locally. Don’t worry if the garden looks small at first, there’s so much richness in events, workshops, crafts and social possibilities that would keep you involved every week:)
beautiful little community spot in Bethnal Green! whether you are a local or just visting on a Saturday, everyone’s welcome to come in and help out as much or as little as they want 🙂
they also run lots of nice initiatives such as community cooking club, craft afternoons and children activities
a lovely hidden gem in the City!
I love volunteering here, wonderful people. It’s like a garden of Eden in London