2. Unique Roots is a community service promoting the values of Eat a heathy nutrition meal and Gardening to improve Health & Wellbeing.
The service has supported local services and the residents of Croydon Council in promoting healthy lifestyles
Research shows that active engagement in gardening is a health benefit.

3. Mission Statement
To promote healthy, food secure communities through gardening
Unique Roots Community Garden Project
Work with people to build sustainable gardens, providing them increased access to healthy, home grown food sources. We build gardens to suit the unique needs of each community we serve. We incorporate various methods and tenets of healthy polyculture food production drawing from organic, intensive, and traditional gardening as well as permaculture. Types of gardens include:
•large community gardens
•small yard garden plots
•container gardens
•children and family learning gardens

4. Preparing healthy nutrition meal Eating heathy growing your own
To support and provide education and practical training to the local community about
Preparing healthy nutrition meal
Eating heathy growing your own
Plant care adopting a eco-friendly & organic approach
The benefit of a well –balance diet.

5. It has been widely know that gardening, promotes better mental health,
Improves physical health
Promotes well - being
Social inclusion and interaction
Developments in self outside
Greater independence

6. How to grow organic fruit and vegetables
To combine foods to improve digestion
To learn about different vitamins and mineral and relate them to different food groups.
And to have an opportunity to social with the local committee.

7. Who can access the project
The project is open to all services users regardless of their experience or knowledge or ability of gardening. Unique Roots has experiences of working with all ages and ability , and the programme promotes involvement of all.

8. Will offer a variety of activities to Suit every person potential
Unique Roots
Health &Wellbeing
Program
Will offer a variety of activities to
Suit every person potential

9. Unique Roots gardening initiative drives many positive benefits in addition to food sustainability and access to
wholesome, healthy food.
These gardening initiatives also promote empowerment, skill-building, physical activity, fresh air, social interaction, and local economy; all of which lead to improved sense of self worth.

10. The Importance of Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in very few foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement.
Vitamin D promotes calcium absorption in the gut and maintains adequate serum calcium and phosphate concentrations to enable normal mineralization the bone. It is also needed for bone growth and bone remodelling.
Why we need to get out and garden
Obtaining sufficient vitamin D from natural food sources alone is difficult. For many people, consuming vitamin D-fortified foods and, arguably, being exposed to some sunlight are essential for maintaining a healthy vitamin D status.

11. Various animal studies have identified
Heath risk associated with GM food
Consumption
Infertility
Immune system compromise
Accelerated aging
Altered genes associated with
Cholesterol synthesis
Insulin regulation’
Cell signaling
Protein formation
Alterations in
Liver, kidney, spleen and gut function
Feb 2008
3 sheep in each, fed bollgared1 ,2 non –GMO
Only GMO group showed symptoms
Reduction in food
Swelling lips frothy salivation ,nasal discharge
Building of head ,slight fever
100% mortality is days

12. Supporters

13. Unique Roots
Heath & wellbeing
Of the community