Community Garden

Our Community Garden brings people together to grow food, learn new skills and connect with nature, while supporting local food production and creating a thriving space for wildlife.

Community Garden

The Bore Place Community Garden was established in 2026 thanks to funding from Farming in Protected Landscapes programme from Defra and the Kent Downs National Landscape (Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) with additional support from The National Lottery Community Fund, Chalk Cliff Trust, and The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust.

Our Community Garden is all about connecting people with growing food, sharing knowledge and enjoying the benefits of working together outdoors. The vegetables and fruit we grow help supply the Bore Place kitchen, while volunteers can also take home fresh, seasonal produce, playing a small but valuable part in our local food system. Alongside the growing beds, the garden is home to a large fruit and nut orchard and a wildflower meadow, with a focus on creating habitats, encouraging wildlife and increasing biodiversity. It's a place where people and nature can thrive together.

The community garden sits alongside our existing education garden, which is still in use by visiting schools and young people, and our commercial market garden.

Get Involved

There's always plenty to get involved with, whatever your experience or ability. From sowing seeds and pricking out seedlings to planting, watering, harvesting and helping to build garden infrastructure, there's something for everyone. You don't need any gardening experience, just a willingness to get stuck in!

We meet every Wednesday and Friday, from 10am–2pm, and we'd love you to join us. It's a great opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people and be part of a friendly gardening community.

Interested in getting involved? Email communitygarden@boreplace.org to find out more and sign up.

Community Garden