The Edible Bus Stop is an organic community garden founded by local residents on an unfenced, open strip of land, which sits beside the #322 Lambeth Hospital (towards Brixton) bus stop on Landor Road, London SW9.

The project started in ernest in March 2011 when a couple of neighbours got together and posted 400 leaflets through doors asking if anyone would like to join them in tending a neglected piece of local land? Their inspiration being the smile that was brought to many a locals face when watching the various guerilla garden patches thrive over the years on the plot. The response saw 40+ enthusiastic people turn up on the first digging day and the transformation began.

The mission is to create a lush organic growing space for edibles & non-edibles. Run by volunteers, the garden aims to fund its upkeep and development through grants, award schemes and private business sponsorship. They wish to establish a garden that reshapes the locality, supports community cohesion and brings people together to nurture their environment. They seek to promote food growing in  small inner city gardens by providing educational opportunities for organic gardening skills and methods to inspire.

Having initiated negotiations with Lambeth Council - who own the land - via a very supportive local councillor, to lease it, the plan is to eventually have the plot completely re-landscaped, plant fruit trees and develop an inner city orchard. Since the digging and tidying of the land started, the humble young garden has become an undeniable source of pride and joy in the area.

Our dream is to see this concept roll out over bus stops around the Capitol with neglected or forgotten patches of earth nearby. You don’t need much space to inspire people to grow food, to beautify an area and to reclaim a piece of green... and your neighbourhood will thank you for it!