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Capital Growth

Capital Growth is London's Food Growing Network, with over 2000 members. Whether you are growing at home, as part of an allotment, in a community group or school you can join for free to receive benefits such as discounts, advice and monthly enewsletters.

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3 Seed Swap - London x Seed Swap - London Seed Swap. Bring along seeds or small plants and swap them with someone else. Take home new seeds and plants for FREE. 2pm - 4pm Sunday 3 March at New Ground, 5b Union Street, High Barnet Location: New Ground, 5b Union Street, High Barnet Contact: Deirdre Flanagan / deirdre.f@outlook.com Organisers: OWCH & Incredible Edible Barnet https://www.facebook.com/events/293020511347468/ Close	4	5	6	7	8	9 Organic food growing for beginners - London x Organic food growing for beginners - London If you want to start growing food but don't know where to start, this course is for you! From understanding your space to what can be grown and growing techniques, we'll go through all the essential steps to start a sucessfull organic food growing space. We'll focus on organic techniques and we'll go through plants life cycle, soil, crop rotation, seed sowing and transplanting. Trainer: Julie Smith More details and booking via Eventbrite Location: The Regent's Park Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/organic-food-growing-for-beginners-tickets-53242455618 Close
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17	18	19	20	21	22	23 Organic food growing for beginners - London x Organic food growing for beginners - London If you want to start growing food but don't know where to start, this course is for you! From understanding your space to what can be grown and growing techniques, we'll go through all the essential steps to start a sucessfull organic food growing space. We'll focus on organic techniques and we'll go through plants life cycle, soil, crop rotation, seed sowing and transplanting. Trainer: Julie Smith. More details and booking via Eventbrite Location: Regent's Park Allotments Contact: capitalgrowth@sustainweb.org Organisers: Capital Growth https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/organic-food-growing-for-beginners-tickets-56113729676 Close Masterclass - VIP Series: Spring Foraging with Rachel de Thample - Hackney E3 x Masterclass - VIP Series: Spring Foraging with Rachel de Thample - Hackney E3 This foraging masterclass is part of our 'VIP Series', working with experts who are renowned in their field. The event will include: - A guided walk through the park identifying wild foods and enjoying tasters of the plants along the way - Delicious tasters of some of the recipes made by Rachel with seasonal wild foods – past tasters have included ‘Foraged Nettle & Chickweed Falafel with a Wild Garlic Tahini Dip and Pickled Wild Cherry Plums’ - Ideas on how to prepare, cook and preserve wild foods - Tips on where and how to forage - Information on the health benefits of wild foods - A handout with online links to all the wild foods discovered on the walk, as well as a number of Rachel's delicious seasonal wild food recipes Rachel de Thample has worked in the kitchens of Marco Pierre White, Heston Blumenthal and Peter Gordon. Rachel is the author of Less Meat, More Veg, FIVE, Tonics & Teas and currently teaches preserving and fermenting courses at River Cottage HQ in Dev Location: Victoria Park Contact: info@madeinhackney.org Organisers: Made In Hackney https://madeinhackney.org/whats-on/event/vip-series-spring-foraging-with-rachel-de-thample Close
24	25	26	27	28	29	30 Foraging for the low waged/no waged. N16. March 30th. - London x Foraging for the low waged/no waged. N16. March 30th. - London The walk will be led by one of Forage London’s experienced foraging teachers and will last for about three hours, involving safely picking and eating various leaves, berries etc as we go along, with various new foods and drinks to try, learning to identifying plenty of edible plants and discussion touching on numerous topics including, nutrition, medicine, herbalism, botany, cookery, horticulture and history. Location: N16 Contact: john@foragelondon.co.uk Organisers: John Rensten https://www.foragelondon.co.uk/walks-courses/london-n16-march-30th-wild-food-walk-for-the-low-waged-no-waged/ Close
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