COMMUNITY GARDENING: Making an early start in the garden
SO far in 2025 in West Belfast alone we have donated around 50 tonnes of New Leaf peat-free compost to the following community gardens: Gairdín an Phobail, St James’ Community Farm, Colin Community Allotments and Colin Men’s Shed. Gairdín an Phobail is a community garden at Whiterock Leisure Centre run by dedicated volunteers on a Wednesday and Friday. They have used their donation of compost to top up beds, fill new planters and work on their tree nurseries to support the Black Mountain Rewilding project. It has also been used to support the many youth groups who attend Gairdín an Phobail. Running the community garden and supporting local community projects in an area of multiple deprivation requires a lot of resources mostly made up from donations. The compost helps to preserve their budget to continue to support the community needs.
