Win the opportunity for your school to be part of British Food Fortnight’s Harvest Festival celebration in Westminster Abbey in the presence of VIPs and a host of celebrities!   Hurry – Closing date for entries is the 24th July 2013 – enter now at www.lovebritishfood.co.uk Love British Food, the Read more [...]

Master Gardeners offer free food growing advice and support to residents and communities in Islington and Camden. They have varied interests including supporting sheltered housing, community centres and housing estates. The network of enthusiastic volunteers are fully trained and supported by the UK’s leading organic growing charity, Garden Organic. Master Read more [...]

Posted on behalf of the NLWA. Please contact Gemma George on gemma.george@nlwa.gov.uk or 020 8489 5741 to book a food waste session for your group or if  have an event you would like them to attend. More information can be found in our Journal post

Camden GoodGym are a group of volunteers who like to get fit by doing tasks that are physical and useful to the community. We meet every Wednesday at 6.45pm and run to projects in Camden that could benefit from some manual labour. Check out what we get up to here http://www.goodgym.org/run_reports/ Read more [...]

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has maintained a top 10 position in the People & Planet Green League of Universities for 6 years, Sustainable Development is one of the Uni’s key Medium Term Strategies. The Uni has the Carbon Trust Standard an external standard that verifies the reduction of Read more [...]

A diverse group of local people who volunteer to do things in the Four Heatons that make the area even better now and for the future.  We grow food, organise bike rides, run swap shops, hold waste food dinners, sell low carbon shopping bags … and more!  Open to all!

MindFood CIC is a social enterprise that supports mental health recovery through growing and selling food. We have recently moved to a new site in Hanger Lane and are transforming three allotment plots into a sensory market garden. The site, which borders the River Brent, will be used as a Read more [...]

Social Enterprise plant nursery developed to provide training, employment and volunteering opportunities to people who might otherwise find it difficult to find work or get support.  We welcome everyone.  We sell plants, run a food growing project and love horticulture, but you do not have to be interested in plants to Read more [...]

We are a community inclusion project delivered within Knowsley in our schools and community centres. Consisting of 6 Eco sessions including Grow Your Own, Rubbish and Up-cycling, Energy, Water & Travel, Composting and Love Food, Hate Waste. All sessions are FREE to anyone who lives or works in Knowsley. Delivered Read more [...]

We are a group of people who meet regularly once a month to share our interest in all things gardening and our members  have different interests, e.g. fruit and veg, gardens for wildlife, particular plant species.  Our talks and outdoor visits enable us to share knowledge and some of  our regulars have been Read more [...]

A place to grow: Good food, friendship, gardens, sustainability, and have fun caring for the Earth and People with Permaculture principles.

The London Permaculture Festival is a grassroots event organised by volunteers. This year it takes place on Sunday 30th July at Cecil Sharp House, Camden from 11am-6pm. We are looking for volunteers who would like to help out and see permaculture in action as we organise for another year with Read more [...]

The Delph Project is a community-based initiative (lead by Friends of the Delph) to research and create a vested interest in the Delph landscape; its past, present and particularly its future. This project aims to nurture a complex social and cultural exchange between local people and their environment, across generations. Read more [...]

We are a Squash Nutrition project, based in Stockbridge Village. We have support from the Villages housing association to plant up any spaces owned by them in between housing estates and roadways around the Stockbridge Village area. We have a polytunnel base and a shop unit in the precint of Read more [...]

Group that attended the permaculture design course with Brighton Permaculture Trust in 2013 

We are a collective of permaculture designers, teachers, crafts practitioners and activists who convene and run Permaculture Design and other courses. We have recently become part of the Cwm Harry organisation in Newtown and have developed an organic horticulture training centre and community garden on land belongong to Newtwon’s FE Read more [...]

The walled garden was built around 1770 to service the Bedfords estate with veg, fruit and flowers. The estate was sold to Havering Council in 1933 and became the council’s nursery until 1999 when it closed due to the questionable safety of the walls. Today we have a lottery ‘food Read more [...]

The Lab is a place where we can come together and help design change. A laboratory, run by ordinary folk, experimenting with design.  It’s a place for people who care about recycling and reuse to talk to the industries who create “stuff” in the first place and to say “look, Read more [...]

Our new allotments for local women are finally finished.  We have 12 new allotments made from railway sleepers that will last many years without the need to replace them.  They have shingle drainage and a shingle pathway lined to prevent weeks.  We also have a new fence to keep out Read more [...]

We are the Horniman Museum and Gardens, an inspiring, surprising, family-friendly, free attraction in South London’s Forest Hill. We’ve been open since Victorian times, when Frederick John Horniman first opened his house and extraordinary collection of objects to visitors. Since then, our collection has grown tenfold and includes internationally important Read more [...]

Promoting health, well being and strong sense of community on the Vauxhall Gardens Estate http://goo.gl/maps/hCT0c We are a Capital Clean-up Kit Keeper.

The Green Dream is an urban food growing and community environmental project based in the heart of Bootle.  We are growing food in raised beds and poly tunnel. We are also creating habitats for wildlife, keeping bees, harvesting water, composting, sowing a meadow, making and installing environmental art pieces and Read more [...]

Sustainable Merton, a community led initiative which gives local people the chance to get involved with practical projects aimed at increasing sustainability in the area, is set to refurbish the currently derelict Tamworth Farm, Rose Avenue Allotment on London Road, Mitcham. Owned by Merton Council, the site is in an Read more [...]

We are a community market garden and organic horticulture training centre in Newtown. We are also involved in developing a local food hub and deliver training, work experience and volunteer programmes . We are part of the Cwm Harry organisation who built their reputation composting food waste and promoting local Read more [...]

A community run 2-plot allotment. Everyone is welcome, children too. We have toys and a willow dome to hide in. We have tools, gloves, juice and biscuits. There are high beds for people who don’t want to bend down. There is always something to do, we all muck in together. Read more [...]

A facebook page intended to bring increased awareness of climate change issues and green hints and tips.  This includes information, news updates, events, useful links, and general environmental education.

Golborne Greens is a project to create a new community food garden – come on down to the Sensory Garden every Tuesday 1 – 3pm to meet with other volunteers in the community.  The Sensory Garden is on the corner of Elkstone Road and Golborne Road, opposite Trellick Tower, by Read more [...]

Here at Project Dirt we would like to start having a few more fun activities for us and our community! Whether that be walks, cycle rides, talks, green film nights or workshops this is where we will be letting you know what is going on!

Communal Garden project inviting the community to be involved,. The project  is part of “The Cleaner Greener Safer Southwark scheme. We are using all upcycled material that has been Donated by the East Dulwich community through The Great  East Dulwich Forum.   We are always looking for volunteers so if Read more [...]

The East London Garden Society is to create a one stop shop for all garden services in East London, therefore all persons wishing to be registered, please contact:eastlondongardensociety@gmail.com. Whether you have a service such as landscaping or retail garden products, contact us.

The Union Square improvement project will raise horticultural interest, increase security, improve accessibility and provide opportunities for community involvement. The improvements were planned in consultation with local stakeholders including residents, park users and community gardeners. Phase 1 of the project has now reached practical completion:  removal of redundant facilities  new Read more [...]

Transform is a core part of the London 2012 Changing Places Inspire programme, an initiative that aims to support host borough communities to secure lasting social and environmental benefits as a legacy of the 2012 Games. Transform enables Groundwork London to give time and materials to help community groups transform underused Read more [...]

We support community groups setting up food growing areas on community sites/gardens as well as local schools. Our support includes advice, practical help, training, educational sessions and being an on-going contact for volunteers.

Rotters have developed a range of boxes to suit almost any taste or garden size. Our current range includes herbs, vegetables and flowers, so there’s no reason why you shouldn’t have a go! Boxes are packed with carefully selected baby plants (plug plants) delivered direct to you, ready for immediate Read more [...]

Local voluntary community group, ‘The Friends of Maryon Parks’, clear-up two local parks and two open spaces and surrounding areas. Capital Clean-Up Kit Keeper

to deliver an environmentally sustainable project to the Balsall Heath community that will promote higher nutritional levels, develop a thriving horticultural culture in the area and promote environmental education. Five services will be offered in food production and preservation, basic cookery and low tech assembly, and environmental education.  We have Read more [...]

This gardening network is open to anyone interested in growing food in Newham whether you volunteer at a community garden, have an allotment or grow food in your garden. The network is yours to create. Whether you use it to share knowledge, contacts, ideas, skills or enthusiasm. Feel free to Read more [...]

Welcome to the re-imagination of small festival culture and beyond. Inspired by Burning Man and remixed by Babylon the Beautiful. This is Building Man. Our 100% participatory, volunteer-led gatherings of like minded people and projects will pioneer gift-led economics and embrace a brave new world of post-scarcity abundance. www.buildingman.org Rather Read more [...]

Permanent Cultures are a permaculture design collective. We orchestrate a variety of courses for adults and school children, practical landbased designs and implementation, as well as curate talks and workshops that explore a diverse definition of what is permaculture.  

Welcome to the community owned performing arts collective in the Clouds.  Somewhere over Somerset’s Mendip Hills, Cloud Cuckoo Land is “an unrealistically idealistic state of being, where everything is possible.”  August 2nd, 3rd and 4th 2013 | Early Birds On Sale Now

Martineau Gardens, Birmingham, UK Visit a terrific community garden that’s teeming with wildlife, incredible plants and amazing people.Open Mon-Sat 10am – 4pm, FREE ENTRY. Our mission is to inspire people about the natural environment. We also provide volunteering opportunities, therapeutic horticulture, and are a venue for educational activities.  Woodland, ponds, orchard, birdhide, Read more [...]

Urban Veg is part of Winterbourne House and Garden at the University of Birmingham, UK. For course bookings call 0121 414 3003 (option 4). We aim to promote a culture of urban food production as a means of addressing issues around health, diet and social exclusion.  Working with a variety Read more [...]

This is a 6 month course run 3 days a week suitable for young people who are currently not in education, employment (weekend work maybe acceptable) or training. This course is free and no previous experience in land based projects is necessary, all we ask is that the you are Read more [...]

As part of our Permaculture group we are pleased to announce that we will be the new guardians of Bleakhouse librarys’ Community garden. It is being handed over to our group and the Community by Countershade who has recently renovated the space as part of the Sow We Grow Project. Read more [...]

Gardening can be a wonderfully satisfying activity for anyone, regardless of age and ability. Ecolocal have developed a community allotment where people can take part in gardening and learn hands-on skills. We run volunteer sessions on Mondays from 1pm-3pm and Fridays from 10.30am-1pm. Everybody is welcome to take part growing Read more [...]

Kirkstall community garden is a not for profit organisation run by a committee of local residents at the Burley Mills Allotment site just off Kirkstall Road. We aim to provide a safe place for all people in the kirkstall community & local areas to come share ideas, learn life skills Read more [...]

Wibsey Park Community Garden is new site being developed by BCEP. We will be growing food and veg plants to sell, offering training and therapeutic horticulture sessions to groups and individuals on site, provide opportunities for local schools and other community groups to use the site, and show local people Read more [...]

BCEP (Bradford Community Environment Project)working for a better Bradford Vision: Bradford a district of content, healthy communities which work together to lead sustainable lifestyles. Communities wisely use their renewable, reusable and recyclable resources. People work with natural systems to address local needs and families treasure green spaces. Mission: To contribute to Read more [...]