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| A workers' cooperative growing food on London's edge in the Lea Valley |
As the first month of the new year draws towards its close, it must be time for another Open Day at Hawkwood. Each month this year will feature a different vegetable, and theme to accompany it. As the Open Day on Sunday 30th January coincides with National Potato day, this month’s star will be the [...]
December 7, 2010
Gift a tree as a present or memorial and help us plant over 200 fruit trees in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
December 1, 2010
You’re part of the Organiclea local food community. You’re enlightened and of course won’t be drawn into the buying frenzy that appears at this time of year… But you want to show your friends and family how wonderful they are. What to do??! Well we can help solve your dilemma! Anything you buy from us [...]
November 18, 2010
Come to the stall on Saturday at the Hornbeam to stare at our newest cropshare producer’s weird and wonderful exotic fruit. Tony will be bringing Kiwano and Pepino, both equally bizarre in appearance and flavour and both grown right here in Waltham Forest! …And then either buy it, or simply stand and laugh, and buy [...]
November 13, 2010
Here’s Ru putting on his best face to sell Hawkwood produce at the new Chatsworth Rd Market in Clapton E5. For sale last week were our fine winter squash, salad leaves and many more Hawkwood delights – as well as foraged mushrooms and locally picked apples from the ‘scrumping’ project. It all went down well [...]
November 11, 2010
We are pleased to let you know that Organiclea is looking to recruit 2 part-time workers at Hawkwood Community Plant Nursery in Chingford, funded through the Future Jobs Fund. One position is as Horticultural Assistant, and the other is to support our Buildings and Facilities worker in developing the site and buildings. They are each [...]
November 3, 2010
Visit our growing site in Chingford on Sunday 28 November – all welcome. It’s all about the trees and whose woods are these: * 12-3 we will be preparing tree pits and planting fruit trees in the growing orchard (with a lunch break!). Learn more about orchard design and planting techniques. * 12-1: Join a [...]
October 27, 2010
Can we bring our trailer to your school?! This is the newly merchandised trailer, on its first trip out last week! We took example produce, leaflets and lots of free apples and pears to Leytonstone - to publicise the box scheme and stall to parents and children at a primary school. It was great, really [...]
October 18, 2010
Visit the growing site on Sunday 31 October – our monthly Sunday Open Day of activities – ALL WELCOME. Join us anytime from 12-4pm for: • Apple-tastic pressing and tasting. Throughout the day we will be sharing the joys of our local fruit-picking project gathered together around the apple press and tables where it’s all [...]
October 4, 2010
Wine from the vine and the hedgerow: An introduction to making wine from locally grown and foraged fruit. Come and hear about the revival of country wines and urban wine growing, and take part in a tasting of seven local vintages. £5/£3 unwaged. Places are limited so to book your place, please email marlene[at]organiclea.org.uk (replace [...]
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