Keen gardeners and even those with not-so-green fingers are invited to come along to a Spring growing celebration and seed swap, this Saturday 22nd March in Tooting. The event will aim to show how easy it can be to grow your own produce, even if you don’t have a garden or allotment. Click 4 Flyer […]
Read More →Arts & Making Happening Right Now In Tooting, courtesy of SMArT The newest items on the board this week are are on yellow post-its. You can email Jeni for more info on jeniannewalker@gmail.com. Alternatively just take the contact details from the post-it you are interested in. Great news for our next Meet & Make! Cressida […]
Read More →All welcome, and all activities are free: Meet the Tooting Community Garden team and local growers in your area Pick up seeds, swap seeds, plant seeds and celebrate growing food and flowers in any space Activities – story telling, flower making, paper making from wheat straw grown in garden, and seed sowing Help us map […]
Read More →This year’s Ecobuild had plenty to catch the eye and ear. I was particularly interested in the Resource section on reuse and the circular economy. Here’s three projects which sounded good: The RSA’s Great Recovery Project about how redesigning systems can help conserve valuable resources and minimise waste. The London Re-use Network who give young […]
Read More →On a sunny day, after 7 weeks with mean temperatures a couple of degrees warmer than normal, it’s easy to hope that spring is here. (But last year there was a hard frost in March). Have a look below at some encouraging views in the Community Garden today: Robin’s-eye view: autumn-sown garlic is looking good We […]
Read More →The Meet & Make at Sprout last Wednesday was really relaxing. The next time I feel like stepping off the treadmill of life for a few moments I might just reach for another ‘cathedral window’ quilting project which was our featured craft. Just look what we achieved in the 2 hours! It turns out it […]
Read More →Celebrating the Community Garden & Gatton School rain water catchment project. In November and December 2013 we posted blog reports about the ‘Big Build’ project that we’ve been doing in the garden with Year Six children and staff from Gatton School, and with TTT volunteers. We ran this for seven weeks, and today we managed to […]
Read More →The sunshine on Saturday was a welcome break after long weeks of endless rain and stormy weather. It turned out to be a special day as a core group of Tooting Transitioners ventured out on their first outing to the historic market town of Lewes in East Sussex in hope of a “Fun Day Out”. […]
Read More →We want to share this exciting news from the Furzedown Low Carbon Zone (FLCZ) AGM last week. There’s no time like the present, and we have decided to take the plunge and try our hardest to establish a community renewable energy project in Furzedown. What will that look like? In outline we’ll be supporting the […]
Read More →Furzedown Low Carbon Zone AGM Furzedown Project, 91-93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJ We have postponed the AGM, originally scheduled for January 16th, to next Thursday 23rd January from 7:30-9:00 pm. The FLCZ was established in 2011 to promote practical local action on sustainability, energy efficiency, and green jobs. We are considering a community renewable energy generating project, and […]
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