Edible York Greenfields school and community garden

When Greenfields was started in 2011, the field had mostly been irregularly mown and used for dog walking.

The community garden planning included the school, residents and local scouts in the designs for an orchard, plus nature-friendly as well and fruit and vegetable space. it is still used as a picnic and recreation space, but now has more butterflies, bees, birds and wildlife.

We now have a shelter, toolstore, as well as 40 fruit trees and more than a dozen fruit and vegetable beds.

Do pop down and meet us, extra volunteers and friend always welcome.

Greenfields is one of the larger EdibleYork growing spaces.

It is a school (Haxby Road Primary) and community growing project, with space for an orchard, tree grafting area, and multiple fruit and vegetable growing beds.

There is space here to experiment, and a no-dig gardening section. There are also herbs, tomatoes, currant bushes, raspberries and strawberry beds.

The orchard and wildflower meadow also gives space for plenty of wildlife and it is aimed to manage this with scythe cutting once seeds have set.

Do come along to one of our regular gardening sessions, an event or follow us on Facebook. We also have a Twitter account.

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Before (2009):
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After year winter 2012:

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Early 2019:

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Come and take a look yourself, the fruit trees have established nicely and we have all the beds in cultivation, as well as a central shelter / picnic spot.

Edible Map

At Edible York, we’re working with the community to provide every local and organic food growing opportunity available. This also includes highlighting and pointing out areas where wild produce is already ripe for picking and areas which are ideal for foraging for delicious natural treats.

There is a world of goodness outside your home and with a simple look at our Edible Map; you’ll soon see the vast array of naturally growing wild produce just waiting to be enjoyed. In addition to mapping out all the public food growing space that are known of across the York area, Abundance, York’s urban harvesting group is also hoping to collect details of private fruit and vegetable sources. The map itself shows only publicly available areas.

Across York, the Edible Map highlights a vast array of wild fruit trees, ready for their fruit to be harvested and enjoyed, without a polythene bag in sight. From sweet chestnuts to wild apples and damsons to blackberries, the fruit available across York may surprise some people, who weren’t previously aware of the extent of wild, natural produce available. The Edible Map is collated by members of the Edible York team but also accepts submissions from readers who have spotted something interesting.

As well as fruit trees and bushes, plucky foragers have spotted many naturally occurring herbs and spices amongst the hedgerows of the area. The map shows sites growing of garlic mustard, horseradish and even edible roses. With the vast array of natural produce growing, our work at Edible York can only serve to help the community build up from this great starting point and further develop the sustainable food sources in the area.