Alison and Sandra from our conferences and events team visited The Kent Community Oasis Garden (KentCOG) on Friday and joined students and staff for a touch of autumn gardening.
KentCOG is a collection of students, staff and community members working to create a sustainability hub centred around growing food. Biodiversity in the garden and it’s link to wellbeing is an important focus for the members and the team continue to make getting involved as accessible as possible.
Sandra said, “it was very interesting learning about the different seasons in the garden and the huge thought that goes into what to plant. Alison and I were made to feel very welcome by Debi and the KentCOG Student Ambassadors. There was a wonderful friendly atmosphere in the garden, and we came away feeling calm, happy, and ready to take on a busy afternoon in the office. We cannot wait to return this Friday.”
This autumn the garden is blooming with beans, beetroot, and tomatoes, as well as green vegetables such as mizuna, spinach, chard and pak choi. There is even a soup maker in the potting shed where students were enjoying cutting up freshly picked pumpkin to make pumpkin soup.
Anyone can come along to one of the open sessions on Wednesday and Friday (10:00 – 14:00). To find out more or email us at kentcog@kent.ac.uk. There is even a drop in houseplant hospital season on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:00-14:00.
