The Tooting Foodival celebrates local growing, cooking and eating together. It’s based on what people locally grow and donate – so we can all admire Tooting’s skills and productivity. Plus we can offer super ingredients to the Top Tooting Cook contest and the chefs’ delicious demonstrations. More info here. Sowing radishes Radishes harvested just 4 […]
Read More →There’s been another election recently in Tooting: TTT has a new governance team who will be carrying out their roles until spring 2019. TTT was established in 2008, and by 2011 we agreed to formalise the key governance roles and also fill them with willing volunteers who serve a term of two years. That means […]
Read More →Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities. Refugee Week 2017 starts in under a fortnight, and there are plenty of London activities to choose from. Plus here are two local events to share: 1. […]
Read More →We had a fun, busy and instructive Sunday afternoon meeting the local participants in the Pollinator Paths Wandsworth project, and welcoming visitors who found us because we joined in with the Chelsea Fringe and Wandsworth Arts Fringe. Getting the new planter home People told us they appreciated being able to have a detailed and friendly […]
Read More →We’re continuing our 2017 Gardens of Refuge project with local refugees and asylum-seekers with workshops during May and into June.Alongside that long-term project, we want to share three diverse and fascinating events in Tooting which celebrate refugees and migration: To celebrate Refugee Week in June: 1. Queens of Syria – free film Sunday 18th June […]
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 →TTT’s tenth series of local Carbon Conversations began in April with a group of 8 local people. Thanks to all, the sessions have been lively and informative. The series facilitator Ben has shared a short report of the first two sessions: “For our first session we had several interesting and far-ranging discussions. One […]
Read More →We’re continuing to facilitate workshops as part of the Gardens of Refuge project with refugees and asylum-seekers who use the local services of CARAS in Tooting. This is the project for which our partnership won funding from Aviva – via the public voting so many people joined last autumn. The emphasis of Gardens of Refuge […]
Read More →TTT’s tenth series of local Carbon Conversations is going to start on Thursday April 20thWe promise you will enjoy and also find a lot of practical value in this exploration of your own ‘low-carbon living’ choices and opportunities. The outcome of the series is an action plan for reducing your own carbon footprint by understanding […]
Read More →All welcome to join our Tenth Series of free local Carbon Conversations! Do you want to make some changes to reduce your carbon footprint, save energy and save on your bills, but you’re not sure how or where to start? Join a group of local residents in a series of 6 meetings to explore how small […]
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