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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. Our gardening group and orchard group are run through whatsapp groups. Sign up as a REAP member and you will find the links to our whatsapp groups in the REAP monthly newsletter.
Oakwood Edible Beds
Created by REAP and run by volunteers, this community bed by Oakwood Clock offers free, seasonal veg, fruit, and herbs. Find out what's being planted, ready to harvest and how to help by following the link below.
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 each year in June, raising money for St Gemma's Hospice.
Our Community Orchards
We are so proud of our four thriving orchards and always looking for new opportunities to grow—if you have ideas or land, please get in touch!
Brackenwood Orchard
This is a small recently 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.
Triangle Orchard
The Triangle Orchard was planted alongside the new Wildlife Hedgerow by Roundhay volunteers in March 2026. Over 50 fruit trees have been planted for the Roundhay Community surrounded by a biodiverse wildflower meadow.
Elmete Orchard
A lot of work and enjoyment went into bringing this historic orchard back to life. The Orchard group are very keen to maintain it as a productive orchard and a local contributer to biodiversity.
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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.
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