food – A window into LandWorks

Kara says: “At LandWorks I feel I’m understood. I keep going back to the word ‘acceptance’, so I’ve accepted who I am, and I feel I’ve just been so lucky to be part of it all”

May 29, 2026

“One of the highlights at LandWorks is eating together, everybody sitting at the table eating together. I never had that as a child and when I went to school in *, in primary school, we used to have these big, long tables and we’d all sit opposite each other and be servers and that was … More Kara says: “At LandWorks I feel I’m understood. I keep going back to the word ‘acceptance’, so I’ve accepted who I am, and I feel I’ve just been so lucky to be part of it all”

Judah says: “…coming to LandWorks helps coz it keeps me busy, and then by the time I get home I’m too tired to even think about doing anything else”

May 15, 2026

“So I’ve been in and out of prison for the last year, just over a year. I ended up with a restraining order for my mum’s house but she had cancer so I had to keep going back to look after her, which kept getting me re-called to prison. So I ended up with a … More Judah says: “…coming to LandWorks helps coz it keeps me busy, and then by the time I get home I’m too tired to even think about doing anything else”

Nanda says: “LandWorks… I tend to always mention the unconditional positive regard because I think that’s like a unique and special part of it”

April 16, 2026

“Julie – So when someone asks what LandWorks does, what do you tell them? John – We are a supported route back into the community for people that are either currently in prison, at risk of going to prison, or some way involved within the Criminal Justice System. Rose – I think this question is … More Nanda says: “LandWorks… I tend to always mention the unconditional positive regard because I think that’s like a unique and special part of it”

Bobby says: ‘Being at LandWorks… it’s a social one innit […] when you’re trying to change your life around, you’ve fucked off all your mates so you can’t pick up the phone…”

April 2, 2026

“I done most of my time in the local prison. I see the LandWorks signs everywhere in there, but they stopped doing the ROTL then, so when I come out on licence my probation officer told me about LandWorks, so I kind of knew what it was about. He reckoned I’d like it, so he … More Bobby says: ‘Being at LandWorks… it’s a social one innit […] when you’re trying to change your life around, you’ve fucked off all your mates so you can’t pick up the phone…”

David says: “I love the fact that we all sit around one table and like we all have like discussions and talks about like different things, it’s never always the same thing…”

November 27, 2025

“…coming out of prison it’s just hard to get work because most places won’t take you on with a criminal record so, I’ve been struggling really hard with that and just, my motivation was just going down and I was feeling a bit depressed. I wasn’t really doing much, so this has given me like … More David says: “I love the fact that we all sit around one table and like we all have like discussions and talks about like different things, it’s never always the same thing…”

Stef says: “The bit that’s hardest to quantify isn’t to do with producing things for LandWorks. So, it’s not really the bit that’s ticking your hours off, it’s the bit in between where the magic happens.”

October 30, 2025

“I like being around non-judgemental people and when you’ve just recently been found guilty in court of wrongdoing, a lot of people around you in your life, people that read it in the newspaper, all like to take that opportunity to put you down and hold it over you, so it’s quite refreshing to be … More Stef says: “The bit that’s hardest to quantify isn’t to do with producing things for LandWorks. So, it’s not really the bit that’s ticking your hours off, it’s the bit in between where the magic happens.”

Kara says: “I just thought oh my god, I can be like you, I can do it as well.”

October 2, 2025

“I was so nervous, I just didn’t know what to expect. I just didn’t know anything. I did go online and watch the film. I cried my fucking eyes out, I was just crying all the way through it, you know, I just thought it was the whole thing, it was fantastic, you know, the … More Kara says: “I just thought oh my god, I can be like you, I can do it as well.”

Jax says: “LandWorks is doing something right. It’s gave me a new purpose…”

September 4, 2025

“Jarvis brought me to LandWorks. Now, it’s gonna sound quite weird but at first they were like how about you go LandWorks, you try this, you try that … I was like nah, f*** it, that ain’t for me because it was like woodwork, gardening, pottery, I was like no, I don’t like getting dirty, … More Jax says: “LandWorks is doing something right. It’s gave me a new purpose…”

Chantal says: “It’s really like what you call therapeutic. When you’re making stuff you’re not thinking about stuff.”

July 25, 2025

“I was having a panic attack when I got here the first time ‘coz I’m anaemic and stuff […] My probation officer brought me here. I thought it was a bit of a weird setting. I think everyone was in yoga, so it was nice that everyone wasn’t about. I think it would’ve been way … More Chantal says: “It’s really like what you call therapeutic. When you’re making stuff you’re not thinking about stuff.”