Community Food Growers Network

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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Support ‘Food, Hip Hop & Green Economy’ course for Young People

By CFGNNewscommunity, course, food, hip hop, london, May project, merton, music, permaculture, teaching, young people

Last year CFGN met freedom teacher KMT at the inspiring May Project Gardens in Morden. The project is currently organising an innovative course for young people and needs support to get it up and running. Find out more below and a link to the crowd funder is here.

An innovative, alternative education model using hip hop to educate and empower young people to live sustainably and grow their communities.

We need £15000 to renovate our space to launch and run our first ever 6-month ‘Food, Hip Hop and the Green Economy’ course, combining green education, personal growth and skills development to support young people to grow their communities.

#hiphopgarden

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