The Patchwork Initiative
The Patchwork Initiative's vision is to take small plots of unused green, or brown space and rewild them, or prepare them for community focused projects, for food growing, mental health support and permaculture education.
Each space offers something different, whether it is a community garden, a small section of grass verge or an allotment. Each one is designed and surveyed using the permaculture design process, with a special focus on the 3rd ethic, future care.
In creating this vision we aim to return land for use by wildlife and regenerative human land management, ensuring the future and resilience of both.
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PWI is led by a Patchwork Pioneer collective in collaboration with B3 Living
Our Patchwork Pioneers bio -
Wenderlynn- Wyld Edges CEO
My vision is for everyone to have access to land. This is harder in urban environments, where development takes away green space. We want to take unused patches of land, in and around urban locations, and rewild them or use them to connect community through growing food. In doing this we stand a better chance of preserving nature for future generations, and building more resilience communities.
Kathryn from Ecosoulfully
​From a young age, I was fascinated with the miracles in nature. A bee buzzing in a flower, a pet's golden eyes looking into mine, the orchestra of birdsong in the mornings and evenings, the resilience of wild animals surviving in challenging situations, the calmness and centeredness of trees. I am saddened by how humans continue to wage a war against nature with their careless destruction of nature, habitats and species (even in the micro-ecosystems of our backyards), their self-centred tossing of litter, and their aggressive use of chemicals and synthetic materials (including in our homes, food, air and water), which are challenging to life on this beautiful planet. I'm proud to be part of the Patchwork Initiative because it's a way to give back to nature and educate and thus support people to be more connected and grounded, through small patches of land in urban areas where nature is allowed to thrive.
Anastasia
bio coming soon
Helen (Ellie), a former teacher has lived locally for 30 years.When she downsized she realised how much she was missing her garden which lead to her becoming a founding Harmony Gardens volunteer. Since then she taken the Wyld Edges Introduction to Permaculture and the Patchwork initiative is a logical extension of this.
Harmony Garden - Cheshunt
Hertford Library
Plots 163a & b - Hertford
Lea Road - Hoddesdon
St'Augustine's - Hoddesdon