Creating a haven for wellbeing

Community garden project

Sol Haven has been named as the winner of the Permaculture Magazine Award as part of the Lush Spring Prize.

Sol Haven was launched in January 2018, drawing on the founders’ shared passion for sustainable agriculture and personal experiences of homelessness.

It won the award in recognition of its 12-week course Ploughing The Mind, which has been carefully designed to help people struggling with their mental health to reconnect with the community, themselves and make new friends.

Activities include nature and horticultural therapy, mental health education, movement meditation, drumming and cooking.

Founder Sammuel Yisreal said: “With everything we do, we have a simple aim - to help people grow - and that drives all our projects and all that takes place here at Sol Haven.”

Following the completion of the programme Sol Haven seeks to support people in a wider programme, which will continue to help people overcome the barriers to both engaging socially with others and finding work.