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Workshops at The Spark 20 – 26 July

By CFGNEventsactivism, art, brady arts centre, colonialism, cultural appropriation, food, july, land, london, politics, space, the spark, workshops

The Spark is coming to London again!

From 20th July to 26th July there will be, “a week of free workshops, discussion, art, music and more on building positive change in our own lives and the world around us” at the at the Brady Arts Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street, London E1 5HU.

CFGN is teaming up with the UK Food Sovereignty Movement again to run a workshop called “Why do you eat?- shaping food systems from need” on Tuesday 21st July. This workshop is part of building content and relationships for the UK Food Sovereignty Gathering on the 23rd – 26th October.

And CFGN member ‘Community Centred Knowledge’ will be hosting “Culinary Colonialism and Cultural Appropriations” on Sunday 26th July .

All info below.

See you there!

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A visit to Queens Wood Cafe Garden

By CFGNUncategorizedcafe, community, food, garden, land, london, muswell hill, permaculture, queens wood

Back in Spring CFGN went to meet grower Poppy at the Queens Wood Cafe community garden in Muswell Hill as part of the mapping project of community food activities in London. Spring was in full swing and blue bells had just exploded through the litter layer of the woods- a subtle reminder of the effect of green space in the city after a tube journey and walk along the main road.

The garden began in 1998 at the same time the derelict lodge building was brought back to life as the Queens Wood Cafe. Behind the cafe and in an enclave of trees the former lodge keeper’s garden was found and a well nurtured healthy soil. During the visit a number of woods walkers took solace on the benches in the garden to read, sit, and observe the activities of the horticultural space and wildlife.

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Summer – Autumn Events Calender 2015

By CFGNEventsautumn, community, culture, events, food, food sovereignty, london, summer

Dates for the diary- more details coming soon!

The Elephant in the middle of the room… threatens to fill it

By CFGNNewscolonisation, exploitation, farmers, food, food sovereignty, health, history, industrialisation, land, sugar, workers rights

(Why the Elephant is becoming obese whilst dying for sugar)

by Mama D – Community Centred Knowledge

We are gathered here today…activists by definition because we have been called to witness the desecration of the countryside. Those could have been the words of the Rev Billy Talen who accompanies us on this protest march, in spirit and in song.

‘Reclaim our food system’, British Sugar factory April 29th 2015

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Community Food Growers Network

a London-based support network of food projects putting land into community use

Author: CFGN

Workshops at The Spark 20 – 26 July

A visit to Queens Wood Cafe Garden

Summer – Autumn Events Calender 2015

The Elephant in the middle of the room… threatens to fill it