Events and training from our network
Introduction to Food Growing
Oswald Street, E5 0BT
25 May 2025 | Accredited training
Ready to grow your own food but not sure where to start? In this fun and interactive workshop, we’ll cover all of the basics you need to get started growing your own fresh salad, fruit and veg. The afternoon combines both practical activities and discussion to give you all the essential tools, tips, and confidence to grow delicious, seasonal food from seed - be it on your balcony, allotment or garden.. And you’ll enjoy the experience of learning in our beautiful growing garden.
Ready to grow your own food but not sure where to start? In this fun and interactive workshop, we’ll cover all of the basics you need to get started growing your own fresh salad, fruit and veg. The afternoon combines both practical activities and discussion to give you all the essential tools, tips, and confidence to grow delicious, seasonal food from seed - be it on your balcony, allotment or garden.. And you’ll enjoy the experience of learning in our beautiful growing garden.
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Plant Health the organic way - one day workshop
EcoLocal The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NX
31 May 2025 | Accredited training
From mini-beasts to mega-beasts, diseases & nutrient deficiencies, it can feel as though our plants are under constant attack! This information-packed workshop will help you identify friend from foe and bid farewell to chemical interventions. This workshop gives you the knowledge you need to navigate your way to a thriving and pest-free plot.
From mini-beasts to mega-beasts, diseases & nutrient deficiencies, it can feel as though our plants are under constant attack! This information-packed workshop will help you identify friend from foe and bid farewell to chemical interventions. This workshop gives you the knowledge you need to navigate your way to a thriving and pest-free plot.
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Introduction to Mushroom Growing
Walworth Garden, 206 Manor Place, SE173BN
31 May 2025 | Accredited training
Join us in learning about the fascinating world of mushrooms and fungi, and create your own take home oyster mushroom bag.
Local expert Adi will share his experiences as a mushroom forager and grower, and you’ll discover mushrooms’ hidden secrets, explore their vital role in nature, and gain a deep appreciation for their incredible diversity; and leave with the knowledge and skills to begin on your own mushroom cultivation journey.
Join us in learning about the fascinating world of mushrooms and fungi, and create your own take home oyster mushroom bag.
Local expert Adi will share his experiences as a mushroom forager and grower, and you’ll discover mushrooms’ hidden secrets, explore their vital role in nature, and gain a deep appreciation for their incredible diversity; and leave with the knowledge and skills to begin on your own mushroom cultivation journey.
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Into the Seeds of Time
OmVed Gardens, Townsend Yard, London N6 5JF
31 May 2025 | Event | Grow Urban Festival event, 7–15 June
An exhibition presenting the work of artist Vivienne Schadinsky and her year-long residency at OmVed Gardens exploring the journey of beans from seed to harvest and their potential for human and planetary health. Running 31 May to 3 Aug 2025.
An exhibition presenting the work of artist Vivienne Schadinsky and her year-long residency at OmVed Gardens exploring the journey of beans from seed to harvest and their potential for human and planetary health. Running 31 May to 3 Aug 2025.
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Allotment Gardening Course
Calthorpe Community Garden, 258-274 Grays Inn Rd, London WC1X 8LH
1 Jun 2025 | Accredited training
Learn from our expert gardener about growing an allotment! Sessions happen the first Sunday of every month from 12:00PM to 1:30PM.
The course costs £25 per session or £100 for five sessions. Reduced rates of £15 per session are available for low-income individuals. The course is free for Calthorpe allotment holders.
Learn from our expert gardener about growing an allotment! Sessions happen the first Sunday of every month from 12:00PM to 1:30PM.
The course costs £25 per session or £100 for five sessions. Reduced rates of £15 per session are available for low-income individuals. The course is free for Calthorpe allotment holders.
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2 Day Introduction to Gardening
Walworth Garden, 206 Manor Place. SE173BN
7 Jun 2025 | Accredited training
We'll guide you through the approaches and essential knowledge that will help you to become a successful gardener. This is the first session we recommend to all with little or no gardening experience, and especially those hoping to begin gardening at home in their houses, balconies, or gardens. Join us in our award-winning and sumptuously-planted garden for this primary insight into the fundamentals of sustainable and future-facing gardening.
We'll guide you through the approaches and essential knowledge that will help you to become a successful gardener. This is the first session we recommend to all with little or no gardening experience, and especially those hoping to begin gardening at home in their houses, balconies, or gardens. Join us in our award-winning and sumptuously-planted garden for this primary insight into the fundamentals of sustainable and future-facing gardening.
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Story Garden First Saturday
The Story Garden, Ossulston Street, NW1 1DF
7 Jun 2025 | Event | Grow Urban Festival event, 7–15 June
The Story Garden hosts a big garden party to celebrate our inclusion in the British Library Unearthed exhibition. Join us for an outdoor art exhibition, creative activities for children, a clay workshop, weaving workshop, plant sale, woodfired pizza (pay-what-you-can) and a jam session in the garden. More details on our website, some sessions require registration. The event runs from 11 - 5 p.m.
The Story Garden hosts a big garden party to celebrate our inclusion in the British Library Unearthed exhibition. Join us for an outdoor art exhibition, creative activities for children, a clay workshop, weaving workshop, plant sale, woodfired pizza (pay-what-you-can) and a jam session in the garden. More details on our website, some sessions require registration. The event runs from 11 - 5 p.m.
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Core Arts Summer Fair 2025
Entrance to Core Arts community garden behind St Barnabas church is from Homerton High Street E9 6DL. Round the corner is the smaller garden on St Barnabas Terrace. The two gardens are minutes apart from each other. Homerton Grove is nearby with its meado
7 Jun 2025 | Event | Grow Urban Festival event, 7–15 June
Garden tours, acoustic music sets, bargain plant hunting, and children's green based activities. Inspiration for gardeners growing anywhere. An Art Show will be in the adjacent Core Arts centre with artwork for sale and a licensed bar. Out in the main Core Arts Community Garden there will be cake sales, tea, coffee, cold drinks and children's art and gardening activities. Picnics welcome!
Garden tours, acoustic music sets, bargain plant hunting, and children's green based activities. Inspiration for gardeners growing anywhere. An Art Show will be in the adjacent Core Arts centre with artwork for sale and a licensed bar. Out in the main Core Arts Community Garden there will be cake sales, tea, coffee, cold drinks and children's art and gardening activities. Picnics welcome!
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Discover Urban Rewilding and Sustainable Gardening in Crouch End
Meadow Orchard, located behind the car park of Hornsey Health Centre, 151 Park Road, Crouch End, London N8 5JD
7 Jun 2025 | Event | Grow Urban Festival event, 7–15 June
Join us from 4:30 - 7:30pm for an inspiring afternoon of nature, community, and sustainability with The Muswell Hill Sustainability Group. Guided tour of the Meadow Orchard rewilding site and its flourishing apiary. Talks from local environmental champions sharing practical tips and stories from their community projects.
Whether you’re an experienced gardener, curious about rewilding, or simply looking for a relaxing afternoon in nature, everyone welcome.
Join us from 4:30 - 7:30pm for an inspiring afternoon of nature, community, and sustainability with The Muswell Hill Sustainability Group. Guided tour of the Meadow Orchard rewilding site and its flourishing apiary. Talks from local environmental champions sharing practical tips and stories from their community projects.
Whether you’re an experienced gardener, curious about rewilding, or simply looking for a relaxing afternoon in nature, everyone welcome.
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Open Day as part of Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice Open Gardens Festival
45 Commerell Street (entrance on Blackwall Lane), London SE10 0DZ
8 Jun 2025 | Event | Grow Urban Festival event, 7–15 June
We are open to the public from 2pm to 6pm on Sunday 8 June. There will be delicious homemade refreshments using our garden produce, a plant sale and family activities.
We are open to the public from 2pm to 6pm on Sunday 8 June. There will be delicious homemade refreshments using our garden produce, a plant sale and family activities.
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