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St Mary’s Secret Garden

Published: June 1, 2018, 10:29 p.m.

Paula Yassine, manager of St. Mary’s Secret Garden, leads a conversation about gardening and wellbeing.

The voices belong to: Dane, Megan, Paula, Rick, Rose, Sallie. Five other people were part of the discussion, but are not heard on this episode.

This is a field recording. We don’t use expensive professional equipment or a sound studio. Our resources are minimal, but we do it all ourselves — oldies own the process.

From their own website: “St. Mary’s Secret Garden is a beautiful and accessible community garden with a difference in Hackney, London.

For over 25 years it has offered a safe space where people with support needs and the local community can get hands-on experience of gardening, gain a sense of inclusion and receive the benefits of horticulture and other ecotherapy activities.

This helps those in need combat isolation, develop valuable employment skills, gain qualifications and contribute to a greener, healthier, happier community.”

Link: http://www.stmaryssecretgarden.org.uk/

Recorded 1 June 2018 at Whitmore Community Centre.