We dug our first potatoes today!
We dug our first potatoes an hour ago – Charlotte, Kestrell, Black Scotland…thank you Paul Cook, Ashad Wadood, Michael Cosgrove and Silvio Caputo for a very lovely morning. They were planted by 8 and 9 years old school children from Rokesly Junior School few months ago. Potatoes on sale in the Thornton’s Budgens from Crouch … Read more
VOLUNTEERING ON THE ROOF THIS ‘HOT’ WEEK
VOLUNTEERING THIS WEEK ROOTS DAY – Wednesday 29th for our next volunteering opportunity. Come along for a 10:00 sharp start until 13:00. TO BRING * A sun hat * Long sleeved top for protection * LOTS of Empty plastic bottles for our ‘green’ house volunteering day on Sat 2nd July * Flask for water ‘GREEN’ … Read more
Exciting NEWS!! Our first ever seedlings and plants are on sale in the shop today
We are very happy to let you know that we are bringing to our local supermarket and our community our very first organic/biodynamic plants today 13th May 2011. They retail for £1.99 for small plants and £2.99 for the larger pots. Each one has been individually cared for, grown outside for robustness and all chosen … Read more
Volunteering on the roof this week
Wednesday 4th May 10:00 to 13:00 ‘Root day’ and moving part of the garden to follow the Biodynamic Cycle Saturday 7th May 12:00 to 16:00 ‘Flower day’ and moving part of the garden to follow the Biodynamic Cycle TO BRING: Straw hat Sun cream Strong shoes Lunch for Sat to share A friend
seed2seed – Course Outline
seed2seed – Course Outline starting March 2011 Month Theme Content outline March Soil, Sun, Water & container basics. Learn what makes a good container soil. Mix compost and sow seeds to take home. Find out about containers: what size you need, where to source them etc. Consider sun and wind and how it effects what … Read more
Introduction to Honeybees and their Care – The Marvel of Colony Life – Sat 16th July
Introduction to Honeybees and their Care – The Marvel of Colony Life by the Natural Beekeeping Trust Where: The roof of FOOD from the SKY on Thornton’s Budgens supermarket, London N88DU When: Sat 16th July – From 09:30 to 16:30 Event Information This popular day course provides a basic introduction to the nature and needs … Read more
TASTER SESSIONS if you are interested in seed2seed course – Free
Sat 12th Feb OR Tue 15th Feb : 11:00 – 13:00 FOOD from the SKY is offering you a FREE taster session to present to you our new ESSENTIAL, FUN and CREATIVE FOOD GROWING training programme starting in March until Nov 2011. The course includes, growing in containers, Permaculture, Biodynamic, community, Biodiversity and pollinators, sustainable … Read more
We are launching seed2seed – A year foundation course for individuals wanting to ‘Grow Life and Food in our most cemented places’!
MARCH – Soil, Sun and Water + containers Learn about soil, loam, compost, wormeries, the living organisms of soil and natural fertilisers ( nettle, comfrey etc…). Start planning your growing year. APRIL – Planning + planting Plan your growing year and prepare your containers. MAY – Urban biodiversity (guest speaker) Learn about our urban biodiversity … Read more
OUR CALENDAR for 2011
Check our Calendar to find out about: Volunteering with Food from the Sky seed2seed programme: Grow Life and Food in the most cemented places… Garden of Bengladesh – Thornton’s Budgens community grows their food on the roof Our warre hives arrival… Natural Beekeeping courses in July School and colleges visits and work with us all … Read more
Volunteering opportunities this Sat
Hello all Volunteering opportunity with ‘food from the sky’ this week: Wednesday 3rd November – 10am to 1pm – please arrive at 10 sharp for opening circle More seed collecting/drying/storing and Biodynamic work. Bring small envelops to take some seeds for your own growing space. Saturday 6th November – 11am to 4pm – please arrive … Read more
