Southwark Council is now supporting residents on Southwark housing estates who would like to grow food in new growing spaces or community gardens. Southwark’s Community Gardening Coordinators will help groups of 5 residents or more to look at potential sites and develop projects. More information about how to apply can be found here – https://allotmentexpansionguarantee.commonplace.is/ and by contacting [email protected]
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Time to get out your pots & pans
Yes you read that correctly. This is the time of year when your pots and pans get to come outside and make some noise as it is wassailing time in the orchards around the UK. Wassailing is an ancient custom that was initially a drink and the word comes from the Anglo-Saxon phrase ‘waes hael’, which means good health. The Continue Reading
A Bloody Marvel!
With a seven year plan and an aim to produce a robust wide-gene-pool lettuce, more resistant to London’s urban growing conditions, artist Richard Galpin set out breed and save seed for a new Walworth grown variety. Now entering year five the Bloody Marvel is looking for new homes and new growers to trial it for 2020. A stunning variety of Continue Reading
For a second time
After a very successful show in the summer we are back for our now annual Autumn show in conjunction with Nursery Row Park on Saturday 28th September from 1.30pm till 4.30pm with lots of free activities. Have you tried our now famous flower crown making? You might win a prize for your efforts. This year we are also introducing vegetable Continue Reading