What is a Right to Grow? We’re calling on Wandsworth Council to make it easier for local communities to turn unused public land into productive, biodiverse and welcoming spaces. The Right to Grow petition asks Wandsworth Council to: The basic idea is pretty simple: if a patch of public land is sitting unused, why not […]
Read More →All Photos credit: George Dixon What a day! On 9 May 2026, the United Reformed Church in Rookstone Road buzzed with energy, creativity, and a shared passion for making Tooting a better place. TootingCAN, organized by Transition Town Tooting (TTT) and funded by the Wandsworth Grant Fund, brought together 108 participants from all walks of […]
Read More →Having been inspired by Fishponds Bioblitz we decided to do our own and to start with looking out for our garden animals. A BioBlitz is defined as a short, intensive period of time during which a group of people find and identify as many species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms as possible within […]
Read More →That is the plan anyway. How did it come about? Many years ago a previous community garden group grew wheat and managed to bake one loaf of bread from it. So why not try it again? Inspired by one of our members who was asking for a source of getting wheat for her garden we […]
Read More →On Saturday 5th February the Seed and Vegetable swap group had it’s first live seed swap event. This event was to enable local gardeners to meet, have a chat with each other, bring seeds to share with others and pick up seeds they would like to grow. They were also able to have a go […]
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Read More →So yesterday’s IPCC’s latest report says human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways. [BBC Report]. The Guardian gives its verdict on the climate crimes of humanity as “guilty as hell”. The report itself is likely to be conservative, having been signed up to by all the world’s governments based on […]
Read More →Our 2021 Tooting Foodival was again a great success, with Volker and team serving locally grown street-cooked food throughout the day to a constant stream of visitors. The sustainable theme was more congruent than ever with many relevant stalls selling handmade local produce, a variety of workshops and attractions utilising a larger road space, the music drawing people in, […]
Read More →Tooting Community Garden Have a read of our plans for the 6 rotational beds this May/June. Join in and have a go at propagating some basil, or making some homemade fertiliser for your own plants or to bring to the garden when we re-open. PLANT OF THE MONTH: The Roveja Bean A very ancient variety of […]
Read More →Contact Nikki nhafter@gmail.com or Becky rebeluuh@gmail.com Sharing Seeds is a new project for TTT, funded by the Wandsworth Grant Fund, launched in March and operating, guerrilla style during the lockdown. We aim to smarten up our streetscape by focussing on the fantastic trees of Tooting, using creative activities and planting around tree bases. Now, more […]
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