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Growing our own food cuts food miles, reduces waste, and lowers our carbon footprint. Help us grow a healthier planet.
Get in touchFood & Garden Projects
We love food, especially when we grow it ourselves! Check out the projects below and get in touch if you’d like to get involved.
Oakwood Edible Beds
Created by REAP and run by volunteers, this community bed by Oakwood Clock offers free, seasonal veg, fruit, and herbs. Planted in spring, it’s tended year-round for all to enjoy!
Community Orchards
We are so proud of our three thriving orchards and always looking for new opportunities to grow—if you have ideas or land, please get in touch!
Roundhay Open Gardens
Gardens, allotments, orchards and more are open to visitors in June, raising money for St Gemma's Hospice.
Our Community Orchards
We are so proud of our three thriving orchards and always looking for new opportunities to grow—if you have ideas or land, please get in touch!
Elmete Community Orchard
REAP is restoring a ¾-acre apple orchard on Elmete Lane, creating a green space for the community. Volunteers take part in pruning, tree planting, and harvesting.
Brackenwood Orchard
This is a small newly planted orchard on Brackenwood Drive which we worked on with local residents and councillors to create a beautiful green space.
Oakwood Library Orchard
This is another small orchard in the front garden of the library, planted by volunteers and library staff for the benefit of the community.
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Why we need green front gardens
What’s in your front garden?
Research from the RHS shows that a 1/4 of UK front gardens are paved over and a 1/3 have no plants in them at all. This is happening despite our growing knowledge of the environmental and health benefits which communities derive from gardens.
REAP has carried out research with Leeds Urban Impact Programme, a collaboration between Leeds City Council and Leeds University, to explore local residents’ attitudes to their front gardens and their understanding of the impact on community wellbeing when these gardens disappear. We are proud to announce that as a result of this the Council published guidance on this.