GR Market Garden

What is the GR Market Garden?

Following the ‘no-dig’ principles of growing food, as GR students you will help run, maintain and develop GR’s Market garden. The aim is to grow food, selling salad bags and vegetables for donations to raise money for our school in Ghana. Students will visit the garden for sowing, planting, harvesting and maintenance. You will study the “No Dig’’ method of gardening and complete the courses, videos and books of the Gardener/Author Charles Dowding.

Aside from the health benefits and satisfaction of growing food for your community, students will help contribute to the development of a National Market Gardening qualification and create your own YouTube channel documenting how to create and maintain a No Dig Market Garden.

Throughout the year, the MG will provide food for The GR and sell salad bags and seasonal vegetables at The Swan.

Market Garden student expectations


  1. The MG should always look good, whatever the weather, whatever the season. We aim to impress visitors, whenever they visit, whatever the time of year.

  2. Jobs need to be done when they need to be done. We commit to sowing, planting, harvesting, maintenance and market all year round as a team.

  3. MG requires planning and organisation. The growing calendar must be stuck to and the year mapped out.

  4. Kind behaviour and a positive attitude at the MG is expected at all times. Our plot is in the local community and we will maintain a good relationship with neighbours and fellow plot holders.

  5. The MG team is one team. No matter what. We make it work.

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Team Strengths and Job Roles Available

Different students will develop new skills throughout the year. However, individuals will want to concentrate on certain aspects of the project. The team will be split into different groups and students can try various different jobs. It’s possible for you to be in more than one group.


Growing team: sowing, planting, harvesting

Produce team: storing, selling, delivery of produce

Marketing team: Calendar organisation, videos, blogs, Market prep.


To join and be part of the 'GR Market Garden Team' fill out the form below.