The Kent Community Oasis Garden

Kent Community Oasis Garden

A multi-use space for students, staff and the local community, run in partnership with East Kent Mind

Volunteering Location

Welcome to the Kent Community Oasis Garden

We are the Kent Community Oasis Garden (KentCOG), a collection of students, staff and community members working to create a sustainability hub centred around growing food.

Come along to one of our open sessions on Wednesday and Friday (10:00am – 2:00pm) to find out more, or email us at kentcog@kent.ac.uk

Instagram Updates

Welcome to KentCOG

Learn about what we do at the Kent Community Oasis Garden and how you can find out more.

How to find us

Follow along with our useful video that will show you how to walk from the Sports Centre to the Kent Community Garden located in Parkwood.

Monthly Bee Walk

Join us for a stroll around the garden to spot, identify and conduct a catch and ID survey of different Bumble Bee species. Supported by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.

April 19th 2pm - 3pm
May 17th 2pm - 3pm
June 14th 2pm - 3pm

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Spring Timetable

All events take place at the Kent Community Oasis Garden unless otherwise stated. If you have any questions about getting involved, please email us at kentcog@kent.ac.uk Please check back for new events being added throughout the year.

NB: the garden will be closed on Good Friday (7th April)

Gardening for everyone

Every Wednesday
Open gardening session, all welcome!
10am - 2pm
Gardening for everyone

Every Friday
Open gardening session, all welcome!
10am - 2pm
Mindfulness Session

29th March
The fourth session in the 5-week 'Mindfulness in Environmental Action' course.
2pm - 3:30pm
Growing Oyster Mushrooms

4th April
Learn how to grow Oyster Mushrooms in this workshop delivered by our partners at Future Food Forests. This forms part of a series as we co-create a future food forest at the garden.
4pm - 6pm
First monthly Seed Sow

5th April
Join us for the first monthly seed sow session! We sow a new batch of seeds at the beginning of each month.
10am - 2pm
Plant Hospital

5th April
Bring along your sick houseplants and we will try to resuscitate them and provide you with any resources you might need. Occurs first Wednesday of each month.
10am - 2pm
Mindfulness Session

5th April
The last session in the 5-week 'Mindfulness in Environmental Action' course.
2pm - 3:30pm
Bee Walk

19th April
Supported by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, come and survey the bees of KentCOG in a catch and ID survey. Occurs monthly.
2pm - 3pm

Debi Adams.

Select us as your cause!

This year KentCOG has been chosen to be part of the Coop Local Community Fund. You can support KentCOG by going online and choosing us as the cause you want to support through your Coop membership card.

Every time you use your membership card when buying selected Coop branded products and services, the Coop will give KentCOG 1p for every £1 spent. This will support the project we have but will also help us to expand what do to grow more food sustainably, offer a wider range of wellbeing activities, develop a tool library for students to use in their own gardens and create a bigger, more diverse, accessible green space for all to enjoy.

Join Coop and pick us as your cause

Kent Community Oasis Garden

Welcome to the Kent Community Oasis Garden

Welcome to KentCOG

How to find us

Monthly Bee Walk

Spring Timetable

Gardening for everyone

Every Wednesday

Gardening for everyone

Every Friday

Mindfulness Session

Growing Oyster Mushrooms

First monthly Seed Sow

Plant Hospital

Mindfulness Session

Bee Walk

Select us as your cause!

Upcoming sessions, workshops and events

Find out more

Meet the partners

Sustainability at the garden

KentCOG Voices

The Kent Community Oasis Garden

Kent Community Oasis Garden

Welcome to the Kent Community Oasis Garden

Videos

Welcome to KentCOG

How to find us

Monthly Bee Walk

Spring Timetable

Gardening for everyone

Every Wednesday

Gardening for everyone

Every Friday

Mindfulness Session

Growing Oyster Mushrooms

First monthly Seed Sow

Plant Hospital

Mindfulness Session

Bee Walk

Select us as your cause!

Upcoming sessions, workshops and events

Find out more

Meet the partners

Sustainability at the garden

KentCOG Voices

Social media accounts