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The Kitchen Garden

Factual: Food & Drink

Factual: Homes & Gardens: Gardens

Pennie Latin

Celebrating the sheer joy of growing and cooking your own fruits, herbs and vegetables.

The Kitchen Garden team celebrate the joy of growing and cooking your own fruits, herbs and vegetables.

The Kitchen Garden: 09/07/2015

09/07/2015

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kitchen Garden, 09/07/2015

Pennie Latin visits the walled garden at the Murray Royal Hospital, Perth.

Pennie Latin visits Murray Royal Hospital, where the walled garden and cafe provide a place of therapy and growth for those coping with mental health challenges.

Pennie Latin and the Kitchen Garden team pay a visit to the Murray Royal Hospital gardens. This beautiful and serene gardens and cafe have become a place of therapy and growth for its staff. The Perth and Kinross Association of Voluntary Service have volunteers who work in the walled garden and in the café. Many have been suffering with mental health problems. Pennie catches up with one of the volunteers to find out how his life has improved. She also talks to George the Manager of PKAVS and Alasdair the gardener. Whilst Dan Holland asks Chef Kenny, 'what's on the café menu?'
We will also hear from Jenny in Perth, and Mary in Kingussie; both work for Trellis, a charity providing gardening and growing support for people with learning disabilities and dementia. All of this plus gardening expert Nicola Singleton tells us what we need to be tending to in the garden this fortnight.

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