The special world of bees and other pollinators…and our firm new favourite – the Bumblebee!
A busy and beesy week…lots of good things to report back on! Everyone was glowing with inspiration following our second Seed2seed course session on Saturday. The topic was Bees and other Pollinators, taught by the wonderful Brigit Strawbridge. Brigit’s passion and enthusiasm for all things bees related was clear, she was a fantastic tutor, and … Read more
The roof was buzzing during our first Seed2Seed session
So our new friends have arrived…the bees are now settled on the FOOD from the SKY rooftop! Hurray! Late on Friday night our beekeeper Silvio was busy transporting the bees from Camden to their new home with us in Crouch End. They arrived onto the roof at about 11pm that night! Their arrival happened to … Read more
This week: an abundance of spring events to get involved in!
We have a very busy week at FOOD from the SKY. There is loads to get involved in, and now we’re on the cusp of spring officially beginning there couldn’t be a better time to get outside in the garden! Or in our case – the roof! Wednesday – work day with volunteers (regular or … Read more
Seed2Seed – Foundation Course 2012 – Time to enroll!
BEST WINTER GIFT FOR YOURSELF, AN OTHER AND OUR EARTH! Do you love Life and Food and live in the City with a balcony or a garden ? Do you want to learn how to grow organically and create an environment for bees and butterflies with other like minded people? Do you want to go … Read more
‘Grow it’ Magazine! Nice article, thank you Shannon!
Real growers – Shenny Denny’s article below. Sky-high ambitions Shannon Denny meets Azul-Valerie Thome, the green-fingered activist whose work with Food from the Sky may well turn the world of supermarkets upside down ALL IMAGES: FOOD from the SKY Sustainability informs everything in the space, with pallets and other up-cycled materials providing planting spots. Rain … Read more
Our new film: FOOD from the SKY the stories of 2011
OUR NEW FILM IS OUT!!! Freshly baked this morning by Ayako who created a lovely creation telling some of the stories, talks, poetry, images, connections and collaborations of our year 2011 on the roof of Thornton’s Budgens. It is like what Khalil Gibran says: Work is Love made Visible. Thank you warmly to Andrew, Aya, … Read more
Apprentice Grower opportunity with Jack our Urban Farmer
We are looking for an Apprentice Grower to work with Jack our wonderful Urban Farmer 1 – 2 days a week on our roof garden in Crouch End.(Fridays + an other day) The post is designed to give a budding grower the knowledge and experience to grow salads and other crops to commercial organic standard … Read more
We are blessed and celebrated!
We have been blessed with a beautiful poem! Up on the Roof Garden in the Classroom in the Sky (Written by Wendy Rowan to celebrate Seed2Seed Foundation Course 2011) Spring, the season of new life and re-birth Planting seeds in the rich, moist earth Peas & beans in troughs & tins Leaves & … Read more
Our last session of Seed2Seed Foundation Course for 2011
This Saturday will be the completion for 8 students of a wonderful journey of learning and discovery. They all started last March and have covered some amazing sessions around the themes of : Growing Life and Food in our most cemented places. See below. We are about to launch out our Seed2Seed course 2012 with … Read more
An Introduction to the Biodynamic Method of Gardening – course on the roof
An Introduction to the Biodynamic Method of Gardening Timetable for Saturday 10th September 2011 10.00-10.30: Checking In and Intention for the Day 10.30 – 10.50: Setting the Scene – An introduction to Biodynamics and the work of Rudolph Steiner – brief history of Rudolph Steiner’s work and some basic concepts – background … Read more
