SweetPea Smallholdings

03/06/2026

Massive thank you to our volunteers from oakwood college. Very productive day with flowers planted, onions and potatoes picked and of course weeding done! Also like to thank Exeter Chiefs foundation for funding the project.

30/05/2026

A really big thank you to the team from Johnson Service Group who volunteered yesterday. They worked incredibly hard, sowing lots of seeds, planting out and of course...weeding!
It makes such a difference to Sweetpea and more importantly the community we support. Thank you so much.

20/05/2026

The learners from oakwood college have done a wonderful job today clearing the entrance path to sweetpea. Thank you so much for your hard work.

14/05/2026

We would like to thank Cinch Storage Solutions at Exeter for their very generous storage unit donation. The unit will enable us to free up vital growing space at the Smallholding. Emma and Kirsten were so enthusiastic and supportive about the work we do at Sweetpea. Thank you so much for your kindness.

06/05/2026

It was fantastic to recieve help from learners and staff at Oakwood Specialist College, part of Phoenix Learning and Care. Thanks to their incredible support we achieved lots at the smallholding.
We would also like to thank Exeter Chiefs, without their kind donation projects and partnerships like this would not have been possible.

27/04/2026

Thanks to our loyal volunteers, this weekend, we completed lots of sowing for the new season. Thanks to you all, great work, as always!

08/04/2026

We had some friendly little helpers this Easter sowing summer flowers and tomatoes. They were a great help....and they definitely enjoyed the payment of fresh cakes from Winkleigh farm 🎂 🤭.

21/03/2026

Bulbs are blooming, and we've been busy planting seeds. Thanks Emma (new volunteer) for joining the team and all your help today.

18/03/2026

A big well done to Mrs M who last week won £25 through the Exeter Community Lottery.

Tickets are £1 and because Mrs M choose Sweetpea as her chosen CIC/charity we recieved 50% of the ticket sale, a valuable boost to our operations.

To find out more about the community lottery here is a link ... https://www.exetercommunitylottery.co.uk/support/sweetpea-smallholdings-cic?leafletId=2772b222-d37c-4fab-b518-19c09385ff00&utm_campaign=lottery-launch&utm_source=marketing-hub&utm_medium=social&utm_content=Hyperlink.

Sweetpea Smallholdings CIC is offering you the chance to win big prizes and help raise much needed funds.

23/02/2026

We are incredibly grateful to the Exeter Chiefs foundation for their generous grant to support our CIC! 💚

Thanks to this funding, we’ve been able to take delivery this weekend of a huge batch of materials — sleepers (for disabled friendly raised beds), IBC tanks, 4 tonnes of compost, membrain and chippings (for disabled friendly paths) and much more — all helping us get fully prepared for spring.

This investment means we’re ready to welcome this year’s volunteers and get growing plenty of fresh fruit and veg for our community. 🌱🍓🥕

We truly couldn’t continue the work we do without grants like this. Your support makes a real, lasting difference — thank you for backing our project and believing in what we do.