# From plot to planet: De-Graft Mensah on allotment growing and Make a Metre Matter

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Podcast: [BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bbc-gardeners-world-magazine-podcast-1364995)
Published: 2026-04-30T02:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1644

## Resource

BBC Newsround presenter De Graft Mensah reflects on his “baptism of fire” into allotment growing, sharing honest lessons from successes, failures and the joy of community gardening. He discusses how small, imperfect spaces can reconnect us with food, nature and biodiversity, and explains why the Make a Metre Matter campaign proves that even a single square metre can make a meaningful difference for people and the planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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