Health Gateway @ AsylumLInk Merseyside

In Health Gateway we grew fruit and veg on three large allotments rented by Asylum Link Merseyside at Dunbabbin Road, Liverpool. All crops went to asylum seekers and refugees and we supplied the Asylum Link Merseyside kitchen which serves over 150 meals a day.

We grew potatoes, onions, leeks, beans, spinach, courgette and coriander. We also picked abandoned fruit trees on site and provided nearly quarter of a tonne of fresh produce into the Centre. The sessions provided opportunities for gentle horticultural activity of which many people from AS&R communities can relate to and connect with. It is also a friendly environment in which to practice English and have friendly banter.

The project was supported by Asylum Link Merseyside, Merseyside Refugee Support Network, Merseyside Network for Change, Women Together and St Agnes Church Huyton
This project was funded by Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group.