Ten households in Northern Ireland signed up to take part in an Blesma activity to enjoy a taste of The Good Life and hopefully find a tranquil space to relax their minds.

An array of summer vegetable and salad leaf seeds, with everything needed to get started, were delivered directly to Members, and sowing commenced at the end of April.

A chat group was set up to enable those taking part to connect with each other, which proved to be a fantastic platform to post photographs, showcase the growing journey, and share advice, hints and tips.

It also may have brought out a little competitiveness! Experience ranged from those who are seasoned ‘old hands’, to others who were eager to learn.

In a matter of eight weeks rewards were being reaped in the harvesting of various herbs, lettuce, radishes, courgettes, spring onions, and with potatoes and tomatoes well on their way.

The participants at the time of writing were patiently waiting for the sugar snap peas, carrots and peppers.

This activity has most definitely complemented the start of our face-to-face eight-week nature- based therapy course, which has been made possible thanks to our National Lottery funded project.

You can find out more about this and other local activities on Blesma Connects.