A Gardens of Hope, Grow your own Pioneer can be anyone! It is open to complete novices, experienced growers and all the young at heart, they are Can Do, Open, Possibility minded People who know how important it is right now to be growing not only their own food; but also growing as a community.
IS THIS YOU?
We are initially looking for 12 GOH GROW YOUR OWN PIONEERS this year to collaborate with.
across the country who will sign up to the following:
1- Have a growing accountability partner/buddy for the year and agree to be in contact with each other by phone or meet up once a week to share ideas and support each other in the process.
- 2- Join and contribute to a monthly GOH Grow your own pioneers Q & A zoom call
3 - Grow as much as you can of 1-2 crops of your own Veg in the season
4 - Document/journal/film and share your experiences, challenges and how you overcame them in the process.
5- Have an open mind and readiness to engage in the process
6 - Commit for a year to being a GOH GROW YOUR OWN PIONEER
WHAT YOU WILL GET AS A GOH GROW YOUR OWN PIONEER:
- Feature in the 3rd Edition 2026 GOH Calendar
- Feature in the 2027 GOH premier documentary film
- 2 Guest speakers on zoom calls in year
- Be part of a can do community of people
- Reduce stress and find more balance in life
- Create a new life structure
- Grow and eat highly nutritious tasty food
- Grow a seed of hope in your community
If we went on a growing spree we could produce enough fruit and veg in our gardens to feed the whole country.
FACT: There are approximately 2,000 square miles (approximately half a million hectares) of household gardens in the UK. If half of these were used to grow fruit and vegetables it would produce 7.5 million tonnes of crops per year which is more than the 6.9 million tonnes UK households eat in a year.
- Professor David Gaulson