The founder of an allotment that grows food for people worst hit by the cost of living crisis was left in tears after it was vandalised with salt. But now a fundraiser set up in the wake of the vandalism is heading towards £200,000 in donations.
Carly Burd, from Harlow, Essex, is the creator of the A Meal On Me With Love initiative, which grows fresh fruit and vegetables and distributes them to those worst hit by the cost of living crisis. The plot was wrecked after salt was poured on to the allotment, prompting an outpouring of donations to Ms Burd’s online fundraising page.
On Wednesday, Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker tweeted “why would you ever do something like that?” alongside a video of Ms Burd in tears at her allotment, while a £500 donation under his name was made to her GoFundMe.
