Today Goodgym was at Cutteslowe Greenhouse to join a group of 15 other volunteers and get the long-closed Cutteslowe Greenhouse ready to open.

Our task was to move compost in wheelbarrows, and fill up the raised beds inside the greenhouse! This meant shoveling the pile of old green waste compost into barrows to cart into the greenhouse and pour into the beds, and then pouring on bags of fresh compost to make a top layer. We also needed to transfer dry soil from one bed to another to suit the different plants the team was planning to grow.

The old compost was full of roots and tough to dig. The bags were heavy (and covered in weird green slime). It got so hot in the greenhouse we had to take frequent breaks for water, and some of the old soil was so dry it filled the greenhouse with dust and we had to abandon it until the dust settled.

But all of this is nothing to the unstoppable Goodgym. The Greenhouse project are eager for us to come back, and were so pleased with our work today they let us plant some inaugural lettuce! We are looking forward to visiting again and seeing how big they've grown.