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‘Volunteer Voices’, documents the diversity of Liverpool Food Growers Network. Hellen Songa shares their article for Gal-dem magazine with us.
Photographic journalist Hellen Songa shares her article for Gal-dem magazine, exploring their incredible project to document growers across Liverpool Food Growers Network.
Grow Your Own Beer!
Watch this beautiful film by Brimstage Brewery about their Hops Project to create a very special beer with Make Hamilton and The Callister Trust Garden.
Urban Britain’s Potential as a ‘Grow your Own’ Nation.
Can Britain’s towns and cities have the potential to support an urban agricultural revolution?
Plot to Plate - Foraged Apple and Bramble Pies
Forage for your pudding with these spiced apple and bramble pocket pies.
Growing Stories - Childwall Church Acre
Let’s pop into The Church Acre in Childwall, an exciting new project working with school pupils and locals to provide training, food, and lots of honey!
Reading List - No Dig, by Charles Dowding
Dive into the world of no-dig with Charles Dowding’s new book. Enjoy!
Growing Stories - Hope Community Garden
This month we are catching up with Jen at Hope Community Garden and chatting about creativity, resourcefulness, digging for treasure and always losing your garden snips!
To Dig or Not To Dig?
We share Charles Dowding’s introduction to No-Dig Gardening and follow the beginnings of a new no-dig project in the Dingle.
Growing Stories - Make Hamilton Square
This month we are catching up with Rosie at Make Hamilton Square to chat about the power of herbs, and growing your own beer!
Plot to Plate - Courgette Salad
Raw courgettes taste amazing! Got a glut? Here’s a simple herby salad to try…
Making Up Ground - The Role of Green Infrastructure in Urban Regeneration.
What is the impact of green infrastructure in urban regeneration?
Why Volunteer? Nancy’s Story
Why do people volunteer on community growing projects? Nancy at Grow Speke shares her experiences.
Urban Crops Can Have Higher Yields Than Conventional Farming.
Urban Crops or Conventional Farming? Can the combination of urban green and grey spaces yield higher harvests than their rural counterparts?
Plot to Plate - Leafy Herb Pesto
Use up leafy gluts and garlic harvests with this quick and punchy pesto recipe.
Growing Stories - Prenton Community Garden
We take a visit to Prenton Community Garden to chat balls of string, the importance of good compost and the unbeatable taste of freshly picked tomatoes.
Plot to Plate - Garden Frittata
No rules apply here with this garden frittata… choose your favourite garden greens, chop and go!
Growing Stories - Emmaus Beautiful Garden
We take a visit to Emmaus beautiful garden to talk raspberries, the power of people and the importance of manure!
Plot to Plate - Smashed Beans on Toast
A super simple, no-cook recipe full of flavour and freshness.
Empowering Communities Through Environmental Action
Groundwork share with us their new policy highlighting the impact of environmental action to empower communities.
Growing Stories - The Florrie
Let’s head to the Dingle to chat with the gardeners behind the new Florrie Garden.