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Big Lunch promotes human warming
Yesterday was the day when the Eden Project suggested that we all get together to share a meal, using produce that we have grown ourselves or, that has been locally sourced. The idea came from one of my favourite Eden gurus – Tim Smit who wanted to promote “human warming.” He summed it up when [...]
Continue reading...Londoners Grow Their Own in Handbags
12. July 2009
Here are some of the weird and wonderful ideas for growing your own produce on the Capital Growth stand at the Hampton Court Flower Show. They really were creative using everything from briefcases, handbags, lampshades and hats to re-cycling cartons, tins and just about anything else that will retain water. Everything is planted with small [...]
Continue reading...London Capital Growth – recycle and grow your own
10. July 2009
Capital Growth is all about using everyday items to grow a few veggies or planting in unusual places like these wonderful runner beans above, doing fine on a wall supported by old supermarket trays for drainage. Its a new organisation set up by journalist turned smallholder Rosie Boycott and Mayor Boris Johnson to open 2012 [...]
Continue reading...Roof launched
30. June 2009
We finished the main build last week in time for the launch party, which went splendidly. The roof garden is now up and running. Now the fun begins – we are working on an irrigation system and we have all the materials ready to build a keyhole garden. The sun last week dried our beds [...]
Continue reading...…in the sky
19. June 2009
Big work this week – we moved the remaining 3 or 4 tonnes of compost into our storage area to be used later as we build more beds. Big thank yous to Sarah, Anna, Huw, Jessica and Saoirse. We brought the rest of the plants fully out into the weather last weekend. They’ve all responded [...]
Continue reading...Allotment in the Sky
10. June 2009
The Bash Building near Old Street is the site for the City’s hot new green gardening project. The aptly named Harrison Leaf, an innovative graduate in Food Anthropology and a fan of Urban Agriculture, is building an organic roof top allotment using only re-cycled materials together with 8 tons of compost donated from the North [...]
Continue reading...Eco gardening secrets from Africa
9. June 2009
An excellent charity called Send a Cow, have developed a unique method of growing vegetables in a keyhole garden using knowledge from African Farmers. They won a silver medal at the BBC Gardeners World Exhibition with their display which aims to save water and grow vegetables in a small area such as a patio or [...]
Continue reading...RHS Grow their Own underwear at Hampton Court Show
26. May 2009
Bras, briefs and boxer shorts donated to Chelsea Flower Show By Louise Gray , Daily Telegraph Bra Photo: RHS The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) asked visitors to the Chelsea Flower Show to donate clean unwanted bras, boxer shorts and jockey pants for its summer Grow Your Own campaign. Dozens handed in old underwear which will [...]
Continue reading...Feeling the heat on the allotment
24. May 2009
Temperatures reached 22c this afternoon when I visited The Village to see how Steve’s veg planting is going. The seedlings started life in pots in his courtyard garden back in April but he is gradually putting them out into the ground now the risk of frost has gone. The runner beans are on their way [...]
Continue reading...All in a days work on the allotment
23. May 2009
I am beginning to understand why allotments are in high demand. Have just spent a great couple of hours on my hands and knees weeding Steve’s veg beds in The Village.It was both relaxing and hard work – I came away with aching limbs, a sore back but a real sense of satisfaction at having [...]
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