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Workday sessions restarting for 2024 and 2025

                Thanks to Selly Oak NNS ...

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Spring 2023 Work Days

Spring Work Days are scheduled to start in early March 2023. Dates will be published ...

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Autumn 2022 - Work Days

The next work days for volunteers at Kushinga Community Garden are: October Saturday ...

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BBQ Fun and Thanks

Thank you to all the barbeque attendees and effort gardeners made to our garden with ...

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About

A garden of sanctuary for refugees, asylum seekers and the local community The Kushinga Garden project started in May 2011 when Bournville Village Trust allowed the group to cultivate some unused land ...

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Our Projects

Find out more about the projects at Kushinga: Sanctuary Garden Fruit Growing Exotic Vegetables Herbs Polytunnel Rainwater Capture Raised beds Rocket Stove Composting Toilet Compost bins Mother Garden

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Meet the Community

Meet the Kushinga community. The Kushinga garden community is made up of local people from Birmingham including refugees, asylum seekers and residents from the Bournville and Selly Oak areas and beyond.  ...

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                Thanks to Selly Oak NNS funding we are now recommencing workday sessions at Kushinga Community Garden. These will be every Wednesday from 1 to 4pm. During the remainder of 2024 we will run weekly sessions until the 20th of November. In 2025, […]

Workday sessions restarting for 2024 and 2025

Spring Work Days are scheduled to start in early March 2023. Dates will be published soon. We usually meet at the garden at 1pm and continue until 4.30pm. We provide gloves and gardening tools, but please feel free to bring your own if you prefer. Please wear weatherproof clothes and […]

Spring 2023 Work Days

The next work days for volunteers at Kushinga Community Garden are: October Saturday 29th October 2022 – 1pm – 4.30pm November Saturday 5th November 2022  – 1pm – 4.30pm Saturday 12th November 2022 – 1pm – 4.30pm Saturday 19th November 2022 – 1pm – 4.30pm

Autumn 2022 – Work Days

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Thank you to all the barbeque attendees and effort gardeners made to our garden with near neighbours and put events on this year. It was wonderful to welcome new people, share information and experiences. Particular thanks to Charles Mjawe, BVT Teresa, Eastside Art Project, the Opera company, Agnes, Ali, Hagos, […]

BBQ Fun and Thanks

Volunteer Opportunities at Kushinga

Administration, Accounts and Fundraising Volunteer Roles These positions take a few hours a week, more if you want to develop the project, less if you want to keep it functional. The committee meets once every 3 months, and the gardeners meet weekly, or twice weekly in summer, bi weekly or […]

Volunteer Opportunities at Kushinga

Near Neighbours BBQ Saturday

Happy to remind people of our Near Neighbours funded Bbq this Saturday to bring together all the projects we have visited over the last few months. Looking forward to seeing lots of friends. Spoken words from various projects will be a exhibition of Community solidarity and action.

Near Neighbours BBQ Saturday

Join us for a BBQ, BVT visit & Eastside Project Art Event 26th May

Join us for a BBQ, BVT visit & Eastside Project …

Creative painting of the tool shed with Felipe, messages of hope and positivity from our gardeners.

Art Workshop

Kushinga Yoga well being session – Saturday 28th 3.30pm

Last People’s Health Trust wellbeing session this Saturday, with Yoga instructor Harriette, at the Meena Womens Centre.  Message or call Charles to book a space ‭07848 867072‬. 

Kushinga Yoga well being session – Saturday 28th 3.30pm

NCS the Challenge week

Felt privileged to work with NSC this week. Day one we discussed the asylum system and how people are treated. Garden members, facilitated by Almamy gave stories and asked challengees to campaign on issues important to their hearts. They had a tour of the garden learning about how activities provide […]

NCS the Challenge week

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