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London Community Food Map >> Launch << 19.09.15

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London Community Food Map Launch!
Date: Saturday 19th September 2015
Time: 2-5pm
Location: Calthorpe Project, 258-274 Gray’s Inn Rd, London WC1X 8LH, United Kingdom
Contact: cfgn@riseup.net

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Community gardens are everywhere in London- spaces in the city where people learn new skills, spend time with neighbours, complete trainings and qualifications, and enjoy wildlife and plants in an ever increasing built-up urban environment.  They show the potential and need for food systems in the city that work with people and nature to produce fresh, nutritious food for all!

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“Pinching out a living” Event 23.7.15

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July 23rd 2015

6:30pm – 8.30pm

Forest Recycling Project, 2C Bakers Ave, London E17 9AW (near the Hornbeam Cafe)

“The Forgiving Earth” film screening + discussion on food-growing livelihoods 

This film night will give insights into how to create a sustainable livelihood out from community food growing—keeping in mind the philosophy of ‘the problem is the solution’. We will show a short documentary, The Forgiving Earth, that highlights the challenges and successes of urban food movement in Detroit.

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Workshops at The Spark 20 – 26 July

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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

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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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