Summer’s here!
The word of the week was ‘compost’…two tonnes was delivered to Thornton’s Budgens carpark on Wednesday, and with the help of many volunteers alongside the FOOD from the SKY team, those two tonnes were carried by container via the staircase to the roof top. Now only a few compost crumbs remain. It was not the … Read more
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
Festival Fun this week!
Counting down – only 4 days to go until activities kick off! Crouch End is THE place to be from the 4th through 13th of May – there is a veritable paradise of amazing events and activities to see and get involved in around the area!! See the festival website for more details: www.crouchendfestival.org If … Read more
Crouch End Festival Announcement
We’re very excited to announce our participation in the Crouch End Festival!!! Happening from the 4th til the 13th of May the festival will be a wonderful celebration of the creativity within our local area. Did you know Crouch End has one of the greatest percentage of resident populations working in the creative field in … 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
News, activities and salad galore!
Hope everyone had a lovely Easter weekend! It was great to see a few extra volunteers arriving to help with the harvest on Friday, thanks everyone. It was a HUGE harvest, so there should still be lots of salad available for those of you who weren’t around to pick up a bag or two at … Read more
Stuck for activities this Easter weekend?…come and garden in the sky!
For those of you who aren’t heading away this Easter weekend, we’d love to see you on the roof! There are plenty of fun, interesting tasks to help out with – including: sowing basil and tomato seeds, re-planting, suspending our hanging seed trays, extending our raised bed in the greenhouse, and much more! Meet other … Read more
Welcoming your creativity this Wednesday
News from the roof… It’s very exciting to have our strawberry plants nearly ready for sale! Expect to see them in the shop by Friday at the latest! We’d love to hear your creative ideas for decorating plant pots, and this will be a task we can tackle with volunteers this week… So, the week’s … Read more
Weekend wonderfulness and a special party this Wednesday!
Our Seed2seed food growing course: FREE taster session on Saturday was a big success! Despite the grey, rainy weather 25 people braved the wet conditions to join us on the roof (a true test of their commitment to the reality of gardening – often the weather can provide challenging conditions!). Assembled snugly under our makeshift … 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
