Sweetpea Smallholdings CIC is in need of gardening tools to support its mission to provide homegrown vegetables to food banks in Exeter

A wonderful charitable organisation is in need of new tools as its operations continue to grow. The charity is dedicated to offering opportunities for disabled and vulnerable volunteers to grow fruit, vegetables and herbs — which are then donated to those most in need in the local community.

The charity:

Sweetpea Smallholdings is a new Community Interest Company (CIC) based in Exeter, and focuses all its efforts on supporting the local community. It's on a mission to increase the opportunities that are currently on offer to the local disabled community and has done just this by creating a meaningful and accessible volunteering programme. Sweetpea’s volunteers come together regularly to work towards a worthy goal: to grow and deliver food for those most in need across Exeter. Everything that is grown at Sweetpea Smallholdings’ allotment is donated to local food banks.

The charity also grows plants and flowers to sell at cafes, local markets and independent shops. All sales made are put back into the organisation, to allow it to keep growing food and plants to help more families and to grow its busy volunteering programme.

The project:

In 2022, Sweetpea Smallholdings donated a whopping 1.4 tonnes of fresh produce to families experiencing food hardship in Exeter. This year it would like to increase its donations, and is in need of gardening tools to enable more volunteers to get involved.

The ask:

• Gardening tools

Can you help?

Do you have any gardening tools that you would be able to donate?

If you do, the charity will be thrilled! Please complete the short form below if you think you might be able to help Sweatpea Smallholding with this wonderful project.

Thank you so much in advance!