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This project successfully funded on 3rd November 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
Ethical Kitchen Garden
Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, United Kingdom
Aim
Transforming unused green spaces into thriving organic food hubs. Pilot for new national initiative cultivating community longevity circles.
You’re Invited! 🌱
All of our amazing supporters are invited to join us for an uplifting day of community, nature and new beginnings during our Sunday weekly meet up, 3-5pm.
Selecting any of the reward options below will help us to grow the second phase of our garden.
As part of the day, each supporter will receive a bee friendly bulb to plant in the front church garden!
These bulbs have been generously donated by our wonderful 'Flower Business Supporter' Suttons, in celebration of their parent brand Thompson & Morgan's 170th birthday. Suttons’ gift of 170 bulbs will help us fill the garden with vibrant colour, planting edible and pollinator friendly flowers.
A huge thank you also goes to our other 'Flower Business Supporters' Eco Sustainable Solutions for donating 12m3 Organic Compost and STIGA for sending us a selection of gardening power tools with continued support of the Ethical Kitchen Garden initiative for all to enjoy for many years to come.
The Ethical Kitchen Garden
In today’s UK, where health challenges and food insecurity are rising, learning to grow nutritious, organic food is more vital than ever. Our project is about more than farming, it’s about empowering our community to take control of what we eat and how it’s grown. Our Ethical Kitchen Garden is proud to contribute to Dorset Council’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy and the wider 30 by 30 conservation goal, a national and international ambition to protect 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030.
With your support, we’re building a unique, sustainable farm that blends innovation with tradition to tackle these urgent issues.
We’re developing a mushroom maze, a natural, self-sustaining system that produces nutrient-rich mushrooms year-round. A smart water irrigation system will help crops thrive while conserving water and reducing environmental impact. To power our efforts, we’re installing a solar hybrid and micro-utility system, keeping the farm running cleanly and efficiently. We’re also introducing beekeeping to support pollinators and boost biodiversity.
Alongside this, we’re carrying out healing research and development into the medicinal properties of plants to offer natural wellness options to our community.
The heart of our mission is the Ethical Kitchen Garden Educational Programme, a national initiative designed to help communities transform underused green spaces, such as churchyards and public gardens, into organic, sustainable kitchen gardens.
The programme promotes intergenerational learning, bringing together young people and older generations to share growing skills, improve yields, and strengthen community bonds. With an easy-to-follow framework, local groups, churches, and organisations across the UK will be empowered to create thriving food hubs in their own spaces.
Our pilot project at St Ambrose Church in Westbourne, Dorset, will serve as a blueprint for communities nationwide. With our next two gardens planned for opening in York & London.
Together, we can build resilience, improve wellbeing, and nurture both land and community for generations to come.
Are you a local business?
We warmly invite local businesses to join us for workforce wellbeing days at the farm. Each company can have its own planter bed, a peaceful spot where staff can connect with nature, unwind, and learn to grow organic food. Our open space is available for businesses and their teams to pop by anytime, with weekly drop-ins every Wednesday from 6–8pm, offering a calming, restorative environment to boost wellbeing and community spirit.
By supporting us, you’re investing in a greener, healthier future where communities thrive through shared learning and sustainable food production.
Choose your business support level from the rewards below and join us in cultivating positive change.
Supporter Levels for Businesses
🌱 Seeder – £500
- Your brand name, logo, and testimonial featured on our website
- Social media shout-out to our engaged community
- Two-person invitation to the EKG Annual BBQ event (with organic food & drink)
🌿 Buddy – £1000 (subject to availability)
- All Seeder benefits
- Adopt your own branded planter bed for hands-on sustainable food growing
- Two-person invitation to community meal events (with food & drink)
🌸 Flower – £2000 (subject to availability)
- All Seeder & Buddy benefits
- Brand name engraved on a plaque at the garden entrance
- 8-person Wellbeing Day: Organic Gardening Workshop
- 8-person Wellbeing Day: Organic Kitchen Workshop, learn to prepare nutritious, delicious meals from our fresh produce
View our full EKG Programme Pack: VIEW EKG PACK
Have a Question? Contact us:
E: hello@wedoethical.org
T: 02033320379
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made