Rye Community Garden is a fun local opportunity that anyone from the local community can get involved in as a volunteer. We’re running sessions for every Saturday morning between 10am and 12pm.
A little about us…
Volunteers:
The work in the garden wouldn’t be made possibly without the help of our regular volunteers – who help to dig, water and harvest all of our locally produced fruit and veg!
Our Committee
The garden is an unregistered charity run by a management committee.
Committee members:
Alizé DeBuck (Chair)
Dena Smith Ellis (Vice-Chair)
Mike Pepler (Secretary)
Nigel Jennings (Treasurer)
Jo McCurrie
Graham Ellis
A place for people and wildlife
The garden consists of a number of two storage sheds, a covered area with seating, a fire pit to meet around during cold weather, a greenhouse, organic vegetable plots, a heritage orchard, a wildflower meadow, a wildlife area and a composting toilet. We have two large rainwater collection systems, a rotated compost system and we grow food in a sustainable way that benefits local biodiversity.
The garden is alive with an amazing number of birds, mammals, reptiles, bees, butterflies and other insects. Why not come along and do some wildlife spotting? – We even have a regular family of slow-worms who enjoy basking in the sun.
