About us

About Us

Gardening In Action (GIA) is a not-for-profit community company set up in 2022. We support community gardens and volunteering in green spaces across East Sussex.

What We Do

• Cultivate Programme – a horticultural into-work scheme for job seekers.

• The Growing Community Toolkit – we share practical, expert advice for community groups and volunteers through workshops and online resources

• Community spaces – we run the Peverells Community Orchard, the Seaford Station Planters and the Falmer Station Borders, as well as supporting many other community groups and projects.

• Tool Library – launching in 2025, this will let local community groups borrow gardening tools for free.

About Dan Ori

Gardening In Action is led by Dan Ori, MCIHort. Plants and gardening have been Dan’s passion and calling for over 30 years. He's worked in most aspects of the Horticulture Industry: from private gardens to estates, and from garden centre manager and parks management to forestry. Dan is qualified in Horticulture, Arboriculture and Forestry, and is currently part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Masters of Horticulture programme. Dan is a certified instructor for the Square Foot Gardening Foundation.  Dan is a fact-checker and reviewer for numerous online and print publications, including Horticulture Magazine.

Our Supporters

Our huge thanks to our supporters and funders, who make our work possible!