OrganicLea's site is at Hawkwood allotment on Drysdale Avenue, E4, accessed between houses 121 and 123.

By bicycle: The River Lea towpath is the best route from London; get off just before Ponders End lock and turn right into Lea Valley Road.

By train: Chingford is the nearest station, on the Liverpool St line.

Buses: The 313 and 379 stop at Drysdale Avenue. The 313 also connects to Potters Bar, Enfield, Southbury and Ponders End rail stations.

From Walthamstow underground station, bus no. 215 stops every 30 mins at the junction of Sewardstone Road and Kings Head Hill.

Call London Transport on 020 7222 1234 for service details.

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We also use the Hornbeam Centre as a base, where there is a weekly organic market stall and community cafe on Saturdays from 10am: 458 Hoe Street E17, where Hoe Street meets Bakers Avenue. Nearest tube station Walthamstow Central, served well by buses coming to the Bakers Arms junction on Lea Bridge Road and many cycle routes.

Email: organiclea@yahoo.co.uk

Phone: 07786 657713

For the local fruit picking project call the Hornbeam Centre on 020 8558 6880