Meet Mike

Mike joined as a weekly volunteer at Share to support our Tuesday horticulture classes. For Mike, watching our students grow their skills and confidence has been, ‘the highlight of my week’. 

At the garden some students prefer tasks like mowing or pruning and some prefer harvesting vegetables. It can be hard making sure everyone gets dedicated time to support their learning, so it's a big help for our garden staff when volunteers like Mike support our horticulture programme. And staff couldn’t speak more highly of Mike, his patience, reliability, intuition, support, and of course his kind and warm personality, have made a huge impact on everyone at Share.

There’s always plenty to do at the Share Garden and sometimes things can feel overwhelming. When Mike started volunteering, he got stuck straight in and and quickly flourished with the support of the horticulture tutors. 

He knows how much difference he makes to students' lives, whether it’s watching someone gain new skills, become more confident, or blossom in their training. Plus, he gets a real sense of satisfaction watching the garden and its students, quite literally, bloom!