E4 Grows is a small, not-for-profit community project run by local people, for local people. We don’t qualify for most grants, so we fund ourselves.

In our early days, unused allotment plots meant free rent — but now we pay rent, buy materials, and keep the garden growing year-round. We raise funds through our annual Plant & Cake Sale, occasional Autumn Pop-Up, and by selling homegrown produce, preserves, local honey, and handmade herbal body care.

Thanks to a small council grant, we’ve been able to buy kit like propagators and season extenders. Local businesses have contributed too — from worktops and pallets to timber for raised beds.