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Gardening activity resources for children
As part of our emergency response to the global Covid-19 pandemic, we have created a library of children’s activities to help keep families busy at home. One thing that Covid-19 has highlighted is that gardening has no borders. We are all finding solace in our personal green space, wherever we are in the world. Our family resources are free to download in English, Arabic and Farsi so that more people can join in and enjoy gardening.
View these resources in Arabic | عرض هذه الموارد باللغة العربية
View these resources in Farsi | این منابع را به زبان فارسی مشاهده کنید
Recipes
Information about the Lemon Tree Trust

Impact Report 2018
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‘About our work’ leaflet
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Transforming land, transforming lives
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Greening innovation and urban agriculture in refugee and IDP camps explained.
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Liked these resources?
Here are a few ways you can find out more about our work, get involved and help more families living in refugee and IDP (internally displaced persons) camps to grow food and flowers.
- Donate to our Gardener to Gardener Seed Appeal. With your support we can continue providing educational gardening activities and Home Garden Kits to help people who have been forced to flee their homes to start a home garden in camp. Find out more about our Appeal and make a donation or send us packets of seed.
- Join our mailing list to be among the first to hear about developments at the Lemon Tree Trust with our seasonal newsletter.
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Together we are creating a global community of gardeners and changing the conversation around forced migration.
In the news…
The Lemon Tree Trust’s work and refugee gardener stories feature in…
2020
- Where The Leaves Fall – issue 4
- Bloom magazine – issue 7
- Floret Flowers – interview with Founder Stephanie Hunt
- The Guardian: ‘Gardening tips: donate seeds to refugee gardeners’ – Jane Perrone
- Woman’s Weekly magazine
- Easy Gardens magazine
- Sustainable Food Trust: ‘Gardening brings hope in refugee camps’ – Jennie Spears
- The National: ‘Refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan seek solace in camp gardens amid coronavirus lockdown’ – Olivia Cuthbert
2019
2018
- Gardens Illustrated: ‘Gardens of hope’ – Caroline Beck
- The National: ”In my garden, I feel like I’m in my kingdom’: the growing green spaces of Iraq’s refugee camps’ – Melanie Hunt
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show – a round-up of coverage featuring the Lemon Tree Trust garden
- Food Tank: ‘Urban Agriculture and Forced Displacement in Iraq: “This garden is my kingdom”’ – Helene Schulze
Research papers and articles
These articles, some of which reference the Lemon Tree Trust, are written by academic researchers working in the area of urban agriculture and life sciences. This content covers several interdisciplinary topics, including forced migration and the creation of ‘accidental cities’, food and water systems/security, greening innovation, agroforestry, biodiversity, and sustainability.
- International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics, volume 14, issue 2 (2019): ‘Cultivating refuge: The role of urban agriculture amongst refugees and forced migrants in the Kurdistan region of Iraq’ – M. Tomkins, S. Yousef , A. Adam-bradford, C. Perkins, E. Grosrenaud, M. Mctough & A. Viljoen
- ECHO Asia Notes, issue 38 (2018): ‘Refugee camps as microcosm: restoration & sustainability in an accidental city’ – Gene Fifer
- Urban Agriculture Magazine, issue 31 (2016): ‘Linking urban farming and urban planning in times of crisis’ – Andrew Adam-Bradford (page 38)
- Agriculture for Development, issue 28 (2016): ‘Agroforestry for refugee camps’ – Andrew Adam-Bradford (page 31)
Ahmed Ibrahim Ismail lives in the Azar neighbourhood of Domiz 2 camp. “I have a humble garden in my house, and I started working on it with my children two years ago. We have spent many good times in it, especially during the curfew for the coronavirus. “My garden contains 20 different types of roses and … Continued
We’re thrilled to welcome Hamid Abdullah to the Lemon Tree Trust as our Horticulture & Landscape Consultant. Based in Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Hamid will support Aveen and our team with horticulture training and landscape design for existing and new projects. We asked him a few questions to get to know him better: Which landscape designers are you influenced by and why? … Continued
One thing that Covid-19 has highlighted is that gardening has no borders. We are all finding solace in our personal green space, wherever we are in the world. Your support throughout 2020 and beyond – whether that’s sending seed to our emergency appeal, making a one-off or regular donation via our JustGiving page, or liking, … Continued