Earthworks St Albans

Earthworks St Albans is a registered charity that supports people with learning disabilities - known as Earthworkers – alongside dedicated volunteers to manage 3.5 acres of beautiful eco-gardens in St Albans. Together we grow produce and plants using organic principles, and build wildlife habitats. Our purposeful activity develops skills, builds confidence, boosts health and wellbeing. We champion social inclusion and sustainability. We use the recognised, evidence-based, holistic model of social and therapeutic horticulture in our provision of Green Care.
We have projects working with people who have acquired brain injuries, autistic people and those with mental health or wellbeing needs.
Our work is person-centred and goals-based focussing on co-production and skills development. Through purposeful activity in natural spaces we support and enable Earthworkers to exercise choice and work towards achieving their aspirations.
We also host corporate volunteering days, hold public open days in our gardens and run a monthly stall at the St Albans Farmers market. At Earthworks we value the hard work and commitment of our volunteers, whose dedication and time spent supporting our Earthworkers helps to foster an atmosphere of inclusion and equality that people with learning difficulties may not experience in the wider community. Volunteers are crucial to our ethos of “People of all abilities, learning and working together in nature” and by sharing their unique skills, knowledge and experience with the staff and Earthworkers, our volunteers help to drive Earthworks forward and develop the activities undertaken.