Seedlings From The Smoke
A new Organiclea book: “a gardener’s diary like no other”
We come together for the fun of working with nature, and the serious matter of making a contribution to a better food system, a better world.
In 2009 Organiclea took on Hawkwood Nursery, glasshouses set in a 12 acre site on the edge of Epping Forest.
Since then our grower Ru Litherland has recorded our experiences in a ‘grower’s blog’ which reflects on the seasons’ turning and the joys and challenges of growing. He combines the personal and political in writings that are poetic, informative, funny and thought-provoking, providing a month-by-month chronicle of the life and times of a commnity food project.
We have now published Seedlings From The Smoke – collecting together these ‘musings of an urban market gardener’ as a book with photographs and hand-painted illustrations by Marlene Barrett.
Available from:
Hawkwood Nursery Farm Stall – Wednesdays (3.30-6) and Thursdays (9-5) and on the last Sunday of the month open day (12-4).
Our market stalls at the Hornbeam (458 Hoe St) and Leytonstone (outside St John’s Church near Matalan) – Saturdays (10-3).
Hornbeam Cafe (458 Hoe St, E17 9AH) – Tuesday to Sunday (10-5).
Big Green Bookshop – independent bookshop in Wood Green with online shop and free delivery.
Other outlets to be confirmed… if you’d like to stock it, please get in touch!
Find directions and transport links here
Read the blog online here
