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The age of the ‘parklet’
22 Jun 2022

The age of the ‘parklet’

by Treebeard | posted in: Communities, Community gardening, Nature, Planting trees | 0

‘Parklets’ are areas in streets that have been reclaimed for plants. You can find them all over Europe, in Scotland and even in Hackney. See this Guardian article.

Growing Your Own Food – Act Now – Vertical Garden in Progress
26 May 2017

Growing Your Own Food – Act Now – Vertical Garden in Progress

by ianmacw | posted in: Community gardening, Growing vegetables, Nature, Organic gardening | 0

Have you ever thought about growing your own food, but did not quite know how to go about it? Well, it’s easy and accessible to everyone. Even if you have no land, no garden and no balcony – as long as … Continued

GetGrowing Gets Going in the UK
16 Jun 2016

GetGrowing Gets Going in the UK

by greenman | posted in: Community gardening, Composting, Garden Organic, Gardening, Growing vegetables, Nature, Organic gardening, Permaculture, plants, Seeds | 0

This May the very first GetGrowing course was run in the UK. For those not aware this is a hugely successful short course to teach complete novices how to start growing some of their own food, something that Amma’s is … Continued

Nomadic community gardens
22 Mar 2016

Nomadic community gardens

by Treebeard | posted in: Community gardening | 0

Nomadic Community Gardens from Ross Harrison on Vimeo.

Planting trees in the desert of Barcelona
19 Oct 2015

Planting trees in the desert of Barcelona

by Treebeard | posted in: Community gardening, Growing vegetables | 0

Prisoners with Amma Quatre Camins is a prison near Barcelona where  volunteers working out of Barcelona have been running an outreach program involving Integrated Amma Meditation courses. But meditation is not for everyone. That’s why 18 months ago, our volunteers … Continued

Community farming
28 Sep 2015

Community farming

by Treebeard | posted in: Community gardening, food, Nature | 0

Community supported agriculture, or CSA as it is called, is practised in many places:- What is happening in your area?

Community gardens in London
19 Jul 2014

Community gardens in London

by Treebeard | posted in: Community gardening | 0

A film for those of us who want to experience Nature while living in a big city:- “If the parks of London are the lungs of the city, the farms and gardens are its heart. Hidden in the back-streets and … Continued

Nottinghamshire farm ecocentre
30 Jun 2014

Nottinghamshire farm ecocentre

by Treebeard | posted in: Bees, Community gardening, Planting trees | 0

David Rose is turning his arable farm at Screveton into a fully-fledged ‘ecocentre,’ with help from the Woodland Trust. His latest wheeze is to stripe his wheat fields with rows of apple trees.  This is called alley cropping, and is designed … Continued

Haiti slum becomes an oasis
22 Jun 2014

Haiti slum becomes an oasis

by Treebeard | posted in: Community gardening, Gardening, Planting trees | 0

Guardian The Jaden Tap Tap is a community garden in Haiti created from a landfill, mainly through planting moringa, the Tree of Life.  “”You don’t need space to garden, we tell people; you just need to want to,” says the … Continued

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