A FOOD growing group urged people to volunteer and offered produce at a residents' association meeting.

OranicLea would like assistance with keeping bees, growing grapes for wine, composting and the creation of a fruit orchard at their plant nursery in Hawkswood Crescent.

It also has a community allotment site with a forest garden and bees.

Nicole David, a member, said: “What we do has a social element to it. It's about people as well as plants.”

Residents attending a Drysdale and District Residents' Association meeting today (Tuesday) heard how OrganicLea sells food at a market stall, box scheme and cafe at the Hornbeam Centre in Walthamstow.

It also runs a cropshare scheme which allows other growers to sell their naturally grown surplus produce.

Those attending were able to buy produce at the end of meeting.

For information about OrganicLea visit organiclea.org.uk