A Successful Get Growing Harvest Festival on Sunday 5th October 2025
Community fun in Hollingdean Park
Community was alive and thriving as all who had been involved in creating an edible hedge in the park and the Forest Garden celebrated this year’s achievements. The Get Growing in Hollingdean Park project has been a collaboration between Growing Hollingdean, Brighton and Hove Food Partnership and Brighton Permaculture Trust, supported by Cultivate EU. Hollingdean folk helped design and plant food growing beds in the orchard and and the park this year for us all to enjoy in the years to come. And our final event of the year was a huge success!
Around 80 people joined us in the Community Orchard
Hollingdean Community Orchard was filled with activity. Stephan led the apple pressing and juicing, popular with children- shown by their laughter, excitement and joy. Apples were juiced, delighting everyone. There were games to identify the plants in the orchard. Anna cooked up a feast. The smell of the sizzling caramelised apple pancakes and pakoras woke up our taste buds. Groups sat together, sharing food, chatter and connection. Children got involved in it all and there was a true feeling for them of safety and belonging. The day was rounded off with storytelling, music and dancing- young and old had a great time together. Many thanks to the musicians who came along to entertain us and to Sheila for her magical storytelling.
Get Growing carries on, taking care of the Food Forest and Edible Bed, 3rd Sunday of the Month, 10-12, all year round. Come and join us, its fun and we learn a lot! Children are welcome with responsible adults. Meet us in the orchard.
Thank you to all the volunteers that helped out, making it a fun day for all.
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