PHASE 1: A Permaculture vegetable garden. 

Permaculture is the development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient and is a fully organic way of growing plants. The vegetable garden would benefit the community in the following ways:

• Grow vegetables that can be used to feed those who attend our soup kitchen.
• Teach people a way of growing vegetables in their own communities, using only the resources at their disposal and in a limited space, thus being able to feed themselves and their families.
• Provide limited employment opportunities.
• Sell the produce to the surrounding community to provide them with a source of organic vegetables.
• Create a pleasing green environment that people can walk through and get relief from the urban environment surrounding us.
• Provide education as to how vegetables are propagated.
• Provide a continued revenue stream to sustain the garden.

PHASE 2: Craft and food market with the following objectives:

• Provide a market for people making crafts and food.
• Provide a safe environment for people to meet.
• Provide opportunities for crafters to pass their skills onto others so that they can make their own goods for sale.
• Provide a continued revenue stream to sustain the garden.

PHASE 3: Coffee shop and children's party venue

• The area in which the church is situated has limited coffee shop type venues which are not chain type venues. In doing our research it was found that people have a desire to go to venues that are not part of a chain and that are not situated in a shopping mall.
• During non trading hours, the coffee shop can be used as a more informal venue for programmes that are run by the church e.g. grief and divorce support.
• The coffee shop and craft area to be used for live music performances and can showcase local talent.
• Provide a continued revenue stream to sustain the garden.