TTB Family Group Gardening Lunch
Plant broad beans in the TTB growing space (see above) (11-12.30, bring warmth) BYO picnic food to share (12.30 – 1.30 lunch) If you have a trowel or small fork that would be helpful. Indoor shoes too so we don’t bring the mud inside. All ages welcome. Bring friends. Bring ideas. Bring food to share. [...]
New ‘Home Growers’ service helps you create productive gardens
For home or community fruit and veg – 10% off first 5. We recently received the following information about a service to help home or community gardens set up. There are lots of inspiring photos on the website and an introduction to Jack and Charlie who run Home Growers. “Home Growers is a small South [...]
Beginners Organic Vegetable Growing for Containers and Small Spaces
Course run by Shona Deick 6 weeks beginning Wednesday 13 April, 7-9pm at the Transition Centre, 6-8 Robsart St, SW9 0DJ, (map) £50 for all 6 session or drop in for £10 per session. Please call07877 162424 or email Shona to reserve a place or for more details Course outline WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION; WHAT DO [...]
Urban Permaculture Design Course – last few places
Leading to certification, held over 5 weekends, starts this Sat, Lollard Street, SE11 6PY Details received from Rakesh, 18/3/2011 We can confirm, as part of the workshop we will help to build an urban green roof on top of some council car garages; help design a growing space for a local GP, who wishes to prescribe [...]
Seed and potato planting at Myatts Fields Park greenhouse
Sat 12th March, 11 – 1. Learn about caring for seedlings and planting potatoes while you help develop vegetable and fruit plants in the greenhouse. Everyone welcome. For map and contact details http://projectdirt.com/events/planting-work-day?xg_source=msg_mes_network
Urban Permaculture Design Certification Course
ATTENTION: 10 day course: Reduce to £350 if paid before 11th March. Concerned about climate change, peak oil and our children’s future? Want to go green? Interested in creating Sustainable Local Communities? Thinking about making significant changes in your life? Fed up with the problems and want to start looking for solutions? Then this full [...]
Community Garden map for Lambeth
There are now numerous community gardens in Lambeth and we have a guide to setting up your own. So you can find the nearest one to you, or set up your own! We have a ‘Green Spaces Map‘ but this is not up-to-date. We are looking at the best way to present the information and, [...]
Different Ways of Getting into Growing
This is a placeholder for permanent information about ‘Getting into Growing’ and then growing opportunities will be listed below.
GROWING COMMUNITIES (HACKNEY)
GROWING COMMUNITIES (HACKNEY) PROPOSITION (pdf) OUR IMPACT (pdf) WHAT WE DO (pdf) MANIFESTO FOR FEEDING CITIES (pdf) OUR KEY PRINCIPLES IN MORE DETAIL (pdf) THE FOOD ZONE (pdf) FLOWCHART (pdf) Expression of Interest Form (doc)
Introduction to Permaculture
Transition Town Brixton Weekend Introduction to Permaculture Course 21st/22nd March 2009 Led by Permaculture Diploma holders Graham Burnett (author, Permaculture A Beginners Guide) Mark Warner, (former Chair, Permaculture Association of Britain) and Duncan Law (Permaculture Designer and founder of Transition Town Brixton) About the course This is a ‘potted’ Permaculture course with an urban flavour, [...]
