WHAT? May Project Gardens is an award-winning, London-based grassroots organisation.
WHY? We're here to empower marginalised groups to address poverty, disempowerment and access to resources and influence.
HOW? We provide practical, affordable, and collective solutions for people to live sustainably and challenge power structures that don't serve their interests. We do this using what we consider universally connecting tools - nature, food and creative arts - to foster people’s personal transformation, which collectively leads to social change.
Our conversation was with Mona Bani, former Co-Director of May Project Gardens
During our conversation, we discussed connecting with nature for personal, social and economic transformation, by way of a youth programme based in MPG's Hip-Hop Garden, which includes a mixture of formal and organic learning.
Hip-Hop Garden is accredited so that young people can gain qualifications in cookery, gardening, or music production. May Project Gardens offers weekly drop-in open days for Hip-Hop Garden participants and the communities.
Recent collaborations had included a commission from the Council’s adult learning team to work with the local library.
MPG supported and funded the build of a completely sustainable, naturally designed classroom on its premises, working with a big team of natural builders and volunteers for about five months. The classroom is made with clay, straw bales and wood and is fully insulated.