Community Garden in London SW16 run by Transition Town Tooting. Come down and get your hands dirty!
Ten days ago the fabulous OaKomotion! travelling Carnival promenaded all round Furzedown. The whole amazing sunny event was based on the sucess of the Furzedown Oak Community Project. In the Project community artists and host groups adopted sections of the large American Oak felled locally. Then they created sculptures to give the oak a rich and […]
Read More →This time last year we were in the middle of the voting period for the Aviva Community Fund, where the Gardens of Refuge joint project with the Tooting charity CARAS won £10,000 – thanks to the votes of many friends near and far. This time last year…the voting was hot! We’re nearing the end of […]
Read More →We’re very pleased to invite everyone who loves urban gardening with insects and other wildlife in mind to our free Pollinator Paths Wandsworth Project Harvest Celebration. This is a celebration sharing ideas, experience, fun, citizen science and community. Here’s the basic info about the project which has been running all year, linking together dozens of […]
Read More →Did you try the sour plums at the Foodival? ‘These sour plums are known as shazifim yerakim in Israel, gojeh sabz in Iran, jarareng in Lebanon, erik in Turkey, and janarek in Jordan.’ These plums were saved after pruning the Greengage trees that grow in the tooting community garden as part of a pruning workshop. […]
Read More →For the 10th Foodival on September 16th we need lovely local growers to help us deliver this free menu to the streets of Tooting: Starter: Pakoras : Onions, cauliflower, courgette, spinach Main Course: Vegetable Stew : Onions, carrots, potatoes, turnips, peas and any other veg including tomatoes, garlic, herbs etc. Dessert: Fruit Crumble : Any […]
Read More →We’re sharing our monthly update about Gardens of Refuge.Gardens of Refuge is our 2017 partnership project with CARAS and The Grange to provide therapeutic and positive experiences for people of refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds who live in South-West London.There are four interrelated project strands to share:> Carpentry project with the Youth Club > Family Activity […]
Read More →On Sunday the Tooting participants in the Pollinator Paths Wandsworth project are collecting their plants to grow on during 2017. Come to the Community Garden at 5 North Road, SW16 1RN between 12:00 midday and 4:00 pm. Some of the beautiful plants that project participants can grow on at home We’ll advise you on how to […]
Read More →Over seventy years ago the organic agriculture pioneer Sir Albert Howard stated : “The health of soil, plant, animal and man is one and indivisible” Taking care of the soil where we grow our food, making compost, reducing waste, healthy eating, exploring the ‘circular economy’ of growing plants, beginning to understand the web of beneficial organisms […]
Read More →We’d like to welcome everyone to the Tooting Community Garden on Sunday 21st May from 12:00 to 4:00 for our free Pollinator Party!Find us at 5 North Drive, SW16 1RN. What’s a Pollinator Party?It’s a lovely afternoon in the garden. We’re mixing together fun and instructive activities that focus on planting, beneficial insects and sharing […]
Read More →If you took home one of our TTT goodie bags and are wondering what to do with the packet of seeds in it, here are some simple planting instructions. Radish You can grow these in the ground or in containers or window boxes. Sow thinly in soil and cover with 1.5cm fine soil. Firm down […]
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