{"id":133597,"date":"2023-01-06T17:34:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T10:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-stepping-stone-back-into-society-the-gardening-club-helping-recovering-addicts\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T17:50:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T10:50:05","slug":"a-stepping-stone-back-into-society-the-gardening-club-helping-recovering-addicts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-stepping-stone-back-into-society-the-gardening-club-helping-recovering-addicts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A stepping stone back into society\u2019: the gardening club helping recovering addicts"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe Lost Plot in Leeds one of many groups run by charity that will benefit from Guardian and Observer charity appealDonate to our charity appeal hereThe smell of fried egg sandwiches drifting across an allotment in a Leeds park on a sub-zero lunchtime in December was more than welcome to the group gathered there, breathing into gloved hands and stamping numb feet as they made jokes and reminisced.They had spent every Tuesday afternoon of the year working on this plot, planting vegetables and building a shed for a composting toilet with reclaimed materials \u2013 though they hadn\u2019t quite got as far as putting a door on it. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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