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Launched in March this year, The BBC’s Dig In campaign encourages even those with only tiny gardening spaces to grow their own vegetables. The project aims to get whole families involved and provides advice and support to new and seasoned gardeners on the project’s website. If you’re not growing your food yet, it’s time to get started, so find out more about the project and then get involved.

Space is not an issue

If the idea that you don’t have enough space to grow your food is what’s holding you back from becoming a gardener, then the Dig In campaign is just for you: it aims to change the perception that gardening can only be done in a large area. In fact, there are a good number of vegetables that’ll grow just as happily in a small container as in the garden.

Digging in

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Other organisations are getting involved in the initiative, too. Sunderland Libraries recently gave away packets of seeds to patrons who borrowed books on gardening, and the BBC itself continues to promote the initiative on a number of its programmes, from Gardener’s World to CBeebies and Green Balloon Club. There’s plenty of room for more seasoned gardeners to get involved – they’ve kept themselves busy contributing tips and advice to newer gardeners on the project’s website.

How to get growing

Visit the Dig In website to get started with your own vegetable patch, and you could be eating delicious home grown food sooner than you think. All you need to join in the green fun and grow your food are your seeds, a small space to plant your vegetables, and a few gardening tools to get you started. Whether it’s in a garden, a pot, or a tub, you can grow your own – so get started!

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