Hi, I’m Teresa, founder of E4 Grows. We grow fresh, pesticide and herbicide-free fruit and vegetables for our local food bank using the no-dig method — helping fight food poverty right here in our community and supported by our team of volunteers.

It began in lockdown when I donated our surplus produce. The food bank asked us to keep going as demand soared during the cost-of-living crisis. With a few vacant allotment plots, three amazing volunteers, and a lot of community spirit, we got planting.

Today, we’re still growing — but now we fund seeds, plants, tools, and plot rent ourselves. Every penny and every helping hand keeps fresh food on local plates.