Amelia’s Magazine thank you for our very first illustration made by a fab group of writers and artists!
Here is our very first illustration made by a fab group of writers and artists…very touched and loving it! Now trying to contact them all to put an exhibition in Thornton’s Budgens community area being launched on 30th June. I hope they say yes! Have a look Food from the Sky: Growing food on top … Read more
Boris Johnson visits FOOD from the SKY today!
It was fantastic to see Boris Johnson cycling from Islington to climbing up the stairs of the Food from the Sky roof this morning to celebrate the 1000th Capital Growth site opening. Together with his ‘Food Tsar’ Rosie Boycott, Boris got to see every aspect of our project . He chatted with students from Highgate … Read more
We are in the Guardian, thank you Laura!
The supermarket growing food on its roof Food from the Sky has planted a vegetable garden on a shop roof in north London – and its founder wants other shops around the country to do the same Laura Barnett guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 9 March 2011 19.59 GMT Article history Budgens’ rooftop garden. Photograph: Guardian Of all … Read more
Permaculture magazine
Food From the Sky Tim Harland | Friday, 4th March 2011 Azul-Valerie Thome, a permaculturist living in North London, wins a People & the Environment Achievement Awards for an innovative and organic rooftop community garden l-r Maddy & Tim Harland celebrate with winner Azul Valerie Thome and Tracey Smith Azul-Valerie Thome picked up the Community … Read more
We won the PEA Community Award!
We won last night at the National Geographic Store with the Co-operative bank! the PEA Awards: People and Environment Achievement Awards – For the Community Award…and a sexy PEA in the pod trophy. Now back to the real work of creating a successful template for FOOD from the SKY to be replicated on every flat … Read more
People and Environment Achievement Awards 2011 – PEA Awards tonight 2nd March
Azul-Valerie Thome is short listed for the Award this evening at the National Geographic Store under th category: Community Awards http://peaawards.co.uk Thank you! I am bringing you all with me. I will let you know how it went. Global warming and the depletion of natural resources are among the biggest challenges facing our world … Read more
RESURGENCE talks about FOOD from the SKY
http://www.resurgence.org/magazine/article3319-stairway-to-heaven.html Stairway to Heaven Growing food on the roof of a supermarket. A dynamic new community group has started a pioneer project growing food on the roof of its local supermarket in Crouch End, London. It all started, as most good projects do, over a cup of coffee. This one was shared between Andrew Thornton, … Read more
‘Manna from heaven’: Azul-Valerie Thome is a woman with a vision. And she hopes that vision might soon transform the landscape of our cities. A feature on Food From the Sky is in this month’s Vegetarian Living ( January). Keep an eye out for it!
Manna from heaven by Sioban O’connor @ Vegetarian Living Azul-Valerie Thome is a woman with a vision. And she hopes that vision might soon transform the landscape of our cities. Crouch End is undoubtedly one of the nicer parts of north London, with several nearby parks and a distinct village feel, but it’s by no … Read more
Bravo Thornton’s Budgens for winnning the 2010 London Green Business of the year Award last night!!
Bravo Thornton’s Budgens for winnning the 2010 London Green Business of the year Award last night!! A wide range of businesses, and the people who work for them, triumphed at the awards which seeks to recognise significant achievements in such categories as innovation, customer services and marketing. Hundreds of people gathered for the event at … Read more
‘food from the sky’ is threatened by our own community members
Safety fears about stairs to Crouch End supermarket sky garden By EMMA YOULE Tuesday, 16 November, 2010 The staircase leading to Budgen’s sky garden in Crouch End The staircase at the back of Budgens in the Broadway, Crouch End, allows access to a pioneering sky garden where fresh produce is grown. But neighbours have called … Read more
