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  • A box of fresh vegetables sits on dark green grass. Tomatoes, garlic, radishes, carrots, potatoes, courgettes, cabbage and lettuce. A bunch of flowers are on the top left.

    2nd October 2026

    Colourful Veg Boxes

    We have beautifully colourful veg boxes for sale this weekend, all organically grown here at Higher Ground and freshly picked.

  • A group of seven girls standing holding various bags and trays of freshly-picked vegetables. They are standing beside a large polytunnel with potted plants to one side and a hedge in the background.

    25th September 2026

    Green Fingers Class of ’26

    And that's a wrap for the Green Fingers class of 26 as group 2 take their veg home. Good luck next year to the year 6s moving up into secondary school.

  • Part of a post for the Allen Valleys Folk Festival: blue background with a black illustrated logo above the festival name and a stylised field scene including the Allendale chimney.

    24th September 2026

    Allen Valleys Folk Festival 2026

    We are pleased to be providing vegetables to the Allen Valleys Folk Festival catering team and space for their workshops.

  • Group of six children in a polytunnel, each smiling towards the camera and holding various freshly-picked vegetables

    18th September 2026

    Green Fingers Club, Group 1

    The last session of this year's Green Fingers club (Group 1) with these excellent young people. They've harvested some of their veg and then taken home for their tea today.

  • Two ducks with four ducklings on grass with vegetation in the background

    18th July 2026

    Duckling spam!

    Duckling spam! Susan and David wasted no time and are now proud parents. Aren’t they beautiful??

  • Close up of red flowers on a plant in a greenhouse

    4th July 2026

    Green Fingers

    These photos are of a runner bean and a sunflower, a tiny tomato and a tiny crystal lemon cucumber plant that Eli lovingly looked after - they're looking very healthy indeed!

  • Close up of two mainly green decorated cakes with intricate icing depicting vegetables, people gardening, a duck pond and two lego figures. The cakes are shaped as the figure 1 and 0. All on a blue and white gingham tablecloth.

    21st June 2026

    Ten Year Celebration

    Thanks so much to everyone who came along to celebrate 10 years of Higher Ground with us, the weather was gorgeous, everyone got stuck into crown making and leatherwork and the snail race was nail biting stuff!

  • 14th February 2026

    Fundraiser in memory of Allan Craig

    Please see the crowd-funder (click  here ) in memory of Allan Craig organised by his brother Garry and mum Shirley. Allan came to volunteer with...

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