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Research + Design
Bespoke garden hardware and software systems, engineered on site. We produce academic research across education, social impact, and design engineering.
[00] STUDIO
Not a gardening company.
A systems studio.
NEA Tech Studio is a multidisciplinary studio combining garden design, horticulture, software and technology, research, social impact, project management, and community development.
NEA helps community spaces and places of worship turn their under developed green spaces into Food Resilient Gardens. We believe that shared greenspaces should be sustainable and resilient havens and we incorporate technology to do so.
[01] SERVICES
Experienced tested capabilities to cover your projects need
Seven disciplines that move a greenspace from first sketch to long-term stewardship.
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Community Garden Building
We go beyond concept and provide on-site delivery of grow plans, tree management, mycelium forests, raised-bed patches, shed and greenhouse builds, and bespoke system installation. Level 2 RHS accredited.
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Common Ground
Our proven community garden model, built on the award-winning Imperial College Chaplaincy Garden. A modular framework guiding communities through transforming under-managed greenspace; from soil to governance.
See the framework →
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Social & Technical Consultancy
A diverse background in software, mathematics, and social science we provide advice accross technical and community aspects
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Project Management
Five years of project management experience and PMQ accreditation. We provide budget, stakeholder, risk, roadmap, and supplier management.
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Gardening Workshops
Through our Action Day model we've delivered over 2,500 volunteer hours in community gardens across the UK — one-off and recurring volunteering days for companies in our partner gardens.
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Writing & Speaking
Our founder, Emilio Garcia Padron, is a public speaker with a strong media presence. He writes for the management consultancy journal Tom Spencer and is available as a speaker and panellist.
Imperial College Union Award — Outstanding Student Group
[03] COMMON GROUND
From risk to resilience.
Common Ground is our proven model for turning under-managed greenspace into a garden its community owns, runs, and grows. Here's the thinking behind it.
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Why?
Under-managed greenspaces don't just represent a loss of potential — they're an active threat to their communities, linked to wildfires, floods, and pests.
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What we propose
Turning these overlooked spaces into community-managed gardens that embody sustainable food-growing principles and inspire local resilience.
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How we do this
Our Common Ground model is an open-source cook-book — it equips communities with the tools and designs needed to develop and deliver transformational projects.
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Who we do this for
Our gardens are funded by impact-conscious authorities — universities, corporates, and national and devolved governments.
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Whom we work with
We work alongside Friends Of groups, Transition Towns, and student societies — and where possible, allocate funding to train and upskill the local community.
[04] CONTACT
Let's build something.
Tell us about your site, your community, or your idea.