From Seed to Plate: a Person-Centred Support Story

A man (Anthony) wearing a blue t-shirt stands proudly behind a raised planter. The planter has a variety of vegetables.

Anthony (Ant) has always liked the idea of growing his own food, so this year he decided to give it a go.

After being gifted some seeds and peas by his support team, Ant picked up soil and everything else he needed to plant them from the garden centre. Over the following weeks he watered, weeded and kept a close eye on his growing veggies, watching them come along bit by bit.

A meal on a white plate, there are peas in pods and a portion of cottage pie.

Peas from Ant’s vegetable garden.

That patience has paid off. Ant has now harvested his own vegetables and used them to cook up some tasty meals, including some home-grown peas that he was especially proud of. Ant said he’s been really impressed with what he’s managed to grow.

Ant’s gardening experience is a great example of person-centred support. It shows what’s possible when we take the time to understand what matters to someone. Then support them to achieve it, in a way that’s meaningful to them.

A man (Ant) tipping a yellow bag of compost into a raised planter bed. A man (Ant) adding two bags of yellow compost to a trolley. A man (Ant) wearing a blue tshirt and grey joggers stands by sacks of compost at the entrace to a store. He is pushing a trolley. A saltire flag attached to a fence in a garden. A man (Anthony) wearing a blue t-shirt stands proudly behind a raised planter. The planter has a variety of vegetables.