Planting

Following conversations about different ingredients members of the group grew in their home countries, we re-introduced some plants to King Street via our new community greenhouse – a transformed beach hut, made out of 100% recycled materials.

We spent the session planting medicinal herbs that we all use regularly in our cooking, including:

Tarragon, chives, valerian, basil, fennel, arnica, mint, lavender, rosemary and ginger.

Planting the garden was itself a medicinal activity. Putting your hands in soil and connecting with nature was made all the more special by doing it on King Street, disrupting a space where broken glass and the remnants of partying is the usual wildlife.