About us
The Loughborough Farm is a community garden open to everyone who wants to learn organic growing skills and meet their neighbours.
Our history
The Loughborough Farm is a community food growing project in Loughborough Junction, south London.
The project was started by Loughborough Junction Action Group in August 2013 and has been growing ever since. The vision was to create a patchwork of community growing spaces on derelict or underused land.
Our main site is on Loughborough Road, SW9 7EL, opposite Wyck Gardens. We have also helped to create or support growing spaces in Southwell Road, Marcus Lipton Youth Centre, Moorlands Estate Nature Garden Allotment, Styles Gardens and Wyck Gardens.
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Our vision
Loughborough Farm empowers the community to create a greener, healthier, more resilient neighbourhood.
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What we do
We run regular volunteer growing sessions at our main site on Loughborough Road and at Wyck Forest Garden and Southwell Community Garden.
We grow vegetables and fruit together, rather than people having individual plots. The harvest is shared between volunteers and surplus goes to our sister project The Platform Cafe.
We grow a range of edible and ornamental plants which are sold at our monthly market stall outside the farm gate.
We also have an active DIY group that make planters and other items for the farm and neighbouring community projects.
We run training workshops and community events.
Check out our event postings page or our noticeboard outside the farm gates to see what's happening.
Who we are
We are a group of local people from a diverse range of backgrounds who grow, learn, work and have fun together. Some volunteers have been with us since the beginning and others come and go. We always like to welcome new people to come and join us.
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Loughborough Farm is volunteer-led and is supported by a part-time paid Farm Coordinator, Emily Myers, and soon to be recruited Farm Manager. Some volunteers just attend the Farm sessions, but others like to get more involved.
We have volunteer Farm Session Leaders, Farm Planners and Farm Project Leads. We also have working groups that any volunteer can participate in such as our Crop Planning group.​