We’re big fans of Quarr Abbey, so were further impressed to hear about a new land-sharing scheme being offered by the Abbey.
It’s a great example of an organisation with a plentiful supply of something sharing it with others in the Island community who don’t have it.
Jeremy Fletcher of Quarr Abbey recently told VB about a new scheme in which the Abbey are leasing out pockets of land, free of charge, to charities and other disadvantaged groups to grow crops on.
Two groups are already involved, John’s Club of Ryde, the charity who look after around 250 disabled Islanders and the Southern Housing Group, who work with social housing residents with various difficulties.
Plans to expand the scheme
The hope is that those who take up the offer of land will grow vegetables or soft fruits.
This produce can then be sold in the Quarr Abbey teashop or farmshop or even made into jams/pickles.
Any money raised from produce sold through the shop would be split 50/50 between charity and the Abbey.
Want to get involved?
Jeremy told us that there’s quite a bit of land available to community groups and you can use as much space as you want, within reason.
If you think this is something that you’d like to get involved with get in touch with Quarr Abbey on +44 (0) 1983 882420.
Look out for more news from Quarr Abbey over the coming weeks.
