A lot of you will know about the fly tipping that wrecked the meadow last year. What you may not know is that we are well on track to fixing it. The rubbish is gone and after a bit of gentle lobbying the ruts have mostly been ironed out. We will be sowing meadow seeds on 10 May at 11AM so please come on down and lend a hand.

Sanctuary Housing have kindly supported our application to get the gardening club up and running again this autumn (fun for little ones after…

For our third Restart Party we joined the fun at Abney Park's well-attended spring fun day on April 12th.  On offer was wood carving, stone carving, music, and stalls from Abney Park Trust, RSPB, Friends of the Earth and Hackney Energy as well as music and dancing.  I was lucky enough to win an RSPB apron  in the raffle!

Abney Park Trust kindly turned the lovely eco classroom over to us, and we enjoyed being surrounded  by wildlife pictures, carved wood, and insect models as we…

A food swap is a seasonally event where people come together to share, exchange andd celebrate homemade, homegrown, or foraged edible goods with each other. Swaps allow direct trades to take place between attendees, e.g., a loaf of bread for a jar of pickles or a half-dozen backyard eggs. These events are a great way to diversify the homemade foods in your own pantry while getting to know members of your local food community.

Everyone is welcome! You just need…