Huge thanks to the Volkswagen Group MK volunteers who have tirelessly helped us with our gardens! We have just finished two very successful days with corporate volunteers. Creating new beds (from scratch) and planting goji berries. So now we have two goji berries beds in the paddock! And building a new lavender beds from scratch...
Camphill MK was delighted to welcome Gardeners’ Question Time (GQT) to our Chrysalis Theatre this month. The benefits of gardening and the importance of environmental consciousness have always had a positive impact on the people we support and, as we embark on a five-year capital expansion, this remains embedded in our culture, with green roofs...
Our gardeners have been very busy this season growing a plethora of exciting vegetables for our community, Cafe dishes & shop. We’ve also been transforming the paddocks with squashes and corn growing together, and companion growing appears to be working well! We’ve also made new compost bays built from scratch and are establishing a forest...
The garden team has been working very hard to develop our new paddock. We started last year from scratch, from an empty field covered in brambles and couch grass.Slowly the team has been clearing some areas and has started a long process of mulching with woodchips (still in the process) and cardboard.And after months of...
At Camphill MK, we have Solar PV installed on the roofs above the Chrysalis Theatre and some of our houses. As part of our commitment to environmental sustainability, we were pleased to partner with Wolverton Community Energy back in 2016 to make it happen. They coordinated the installation and continue to “rent” our rooftops. As a result,...