Farms, Hearts and Gardens

2013. Film Editor. Colourist. Graphics. Voice Over.
Client. London City Farms and Community Gardens Association

If the parks of London are the lungs of the city, the farms and gardens are it’s heart.
Hidden in the back-streets and back-alleys of neglected estates, on railway sidings and in disused corners of the city, seemingly unnoticed by the hustle and bustle of the rat race, is a network of precious green space.
There are 16 city farms in London and hundreds of community gardens and growing sites. Almost without exception they are independent charities, started by volunteers and treasured by their local communities.

Almost a year in the making, this film portrays the ordinary, strange and wonderful people working and using the city farms and community gardens of London. It aims to raise awareness about how vital these farms and gardens are to their communities – and to London.