At the urban farm, the Duchess was taken on a tour of its wildlife garden, cuttings shed, small pear orchard, bee-keeping plot and vegetable patch.
At one point one of the volunteers apologised as he offered a muddy hand to Camilla, but she appeared unconcerned and said: 'Don't worry about that, I'm used to it. I'm a gardener.'
Camilla showed that she was happy to get stuck in and armed with a pair of shears, helped to harvest lavender flowers on a roundabout.