Welcome!

We are Vegmead Community Group. We maintain Vegmead Edible Garden in Hedgemead Park, Bath on behalf of the community. We also support and run other projects around Bath promoting urban food growing, community engagement and the power of volunteering.

Read more information on our history and our future on our About page.

Our 2017 redevelopment of Vegmead Edible Garden has been funded by the Naturesave Trust- thanks guys!

Environmental, Conservation and Community Renewable Energy Grants provided by the Naturesave Trust

Katie

I see the Veg Mead plot every day on my way to work and I think it’s a great, visible sign of community engagement and brilliant use of what should be a community space

Rosie Fearon, Bath

Tool Appeal 2017

January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 by vegmead, posted in Uncategorized

To kick off the new year, January was devoted to realigning the beds at Vegmead Edible Garden with our new design plan. Not much has changed — it’s still a circle! — but we’ve brought back a little symmetry and valiantly fought back against the impact of 6 years of gravity on the beds. Sadly, … Continue reading Tool Appeal 2017

The Vegmead remodel is coming

December 22, 2016 by vegmead, posted in Uncategorized

It’s the end of an incredible year for Vegmead and while we’re taking time to reflect on the events of the last 12 months, we’re also looking ahead to 2017. The summer of 2016 saw the garden threatened with removal and the formation of Vegmead Community Group to campaign for it to remain in Hedgemead … Continue reading The Vegmead remodel is coming

Autumn with Rodney

October 27, 2016 by vegmead, posted in Uncategorized

The grass at Hedgemead Park is now covered with a carpet of fallen leaves and most of our produce from this growing (and turbulent) year has been harvested. We still have spicy leaves and winder hardy spring onions available though. Over a month on from hearing that the Council had changed its mind about the … Continue reading Autumn with Rodney

Marrows at a Council meeting

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 by vegmead, posted in Uncategorized

We’re looking forward to the vegetable giveaway we’ll be doing tomorrow- fancy a free marrow? The Council are meeting tomorrow, Thursday 15th September at 6.30pm and Vegmead Community Group will be outside the Guildhall from 5.30pm giving away free vegetables to highlight our Save Vegmead campaign and to promote community food growing in Bath. We’ll … Continue reading Marrows at a Council meeting