See this report, published on the Land Worker’s Alliance blog, highlighting their experience of attending a protest in Brussels this January against the EU Plant Reproductive Material Law. http://landworkersalliance.org.uk/2014/01/reclaiming-farmers-rights-to-seeds/
28th February: Three Acres and a Cow: A History of Land Rights and Protest in Folk Song and Story. Performance by Keely Mills, Nick Hunt, Robin Grey, Alex Etchart and Rose. Time: 8PM -10:30 PM Location: Grow Heathrow, Vineries Close, Sipson, West Drayton, UB7 0JG. Directions here // 1st March: Grow Heathrow 4th Birthday Party. …
Spring is on its way and with it comes the opportunity to get outdoors, hone your food growing skills and help out at one of the many community food growing spaces in London. At this time of year a number of these projects provide apprenticeship schemes that will enable you to experience a full…
Urban food growing has been on the rise in recent years- promoted by municipalities as they respond for trends and demands in ‘local food’. In the case of London, this is manifested through Capital Growth, a partnership between London Food Link, the Mayor of London, and the Big Lottery’s Local Food Fund. Everybody is on…