Our fantastic urban food growing course, Seed2Seed 2013, is ready to take your bookings
OUR FREE TASTER SESSION SATURDAY 2nd March 2pm to 4pm, all welcome! Seed2Seed 2013 – Co-run and hosted by Azul, Jack and Natalie Foundation course in Urban Life&Food Growing A unique opportunity to learn about food growing from seed to seed and go on a real journey from March to Nov one Saturday a Month. … Read more
Jack, our head urban grower, welcomes you on Tuesdays & Fridays from February!
We are all very excited to let you know that from Tuesday 5th February 2013 Jack will be working 2 days a week- growing and developing our growing space with volunteers and 2 new apprentices ( more about them very soon). Our weekly volunteer days will now be held every Tuesdays and Fridays: TUESDAYS:Tuesdays from … Read more
Seed Unto Seed – Occupy the Seed, first meeting on the roof
“Producing your own food, in my view, is the most important transition and everyone must become a seed saver: saving the seed in a pot, in a balcony. We should turn our rooftops into gardens which are seed sanctuaries because the seed, it is centuries of evolution, a gift of our ancestors and needs to … Read more
New plants for a new season
The seasons are changing, the days are getting shorter and there’s a lovely autumnal crispness in the air. We have the ideal plant mix for the new season. Our winter brassica mix contains a purple sprouting broccoli, a savoy cabbage and a calvoro nero (a variety of kale). Delicious! Winter brassicas are very hardy and are … Read more
A Feast not to be missed!
2 years ago in 2010, we hosted a fabulous Feast event…this year it’s time to repeat our special occasion! This wonderful, not to be missed Pop Up Feast and Auction evening will be held on 21 September to celebrate our garden, community and the great work we see here in Crouch End every day. Our … Read more
Sunshine, new products, special offers and more
So, finally we see the sun! A great relief after having the garden plagued by slugs, snails and wet, wet conditions for the last couple of months! (yes, believe it or not – snails and slugs do find their way up to the roof!) If you’re a regular FOOD from the SKY customer, you’ll be … Read more
Join our children’s summer holiday workshops in August
Announcing our exciting holiday programme: This summer we’re holding some great workshops…join us in August for our Children’s Summer Workshops. If you haven’t yet been to our wonderful garden in the sky – now is the perfect opportunity! Either drop the kids off for a couple of hours and enjoy a breather and a coffee, … Read more
Events for the summer…update
We’re sorry to report that we have decided to cancel the Summer Garden party that was scheduled for next Friday. We’ve been discussing the challenges as a team over the weekend, and feel the difficult weather conditions are a real hindrance to working on outdoor events at the moment. We really wanted to join together … Read more
A challenging growing season for all
It’s been a really troublesome growing season so far…the ongoing changes in the weather from sunny to rainy (and lots more rain than usual) are causing havoc for the plants! Our tomatoes have only just started to flower, about 1 month later than they should be and lots of other plants are struggling to cope … Read more
