458 Hoe St Walthamstow E17 9AH 020 8558 6880 www.hornbeam.org.uk Get Growing in Your School Walthamstow School for Girls is opening its beautiful garden to teachers, parents and community leaders throughout the borough to learn from their success. This will be an event that can give you the confidence to grow in your own school as well as get guidance to develop the garden you already have. Exciting and innovative curriculum links, accreditation,and engaging enrichment will be discussed. If you want to get growing in your school, this is your opportunity to learn how. Bring your wellies as we will also get stuck in and start preparing the garden for spring planting. We will provide tea and coffee. 9.30am–12.30pm Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill Walthamstow E17 9RZ 020 8524 4994 schools@organiclea.org.uk www.organiclea.org.uk Free entry
own seeds that you’re happy to share with members of the community. At 1pm, Ruth from Groundwork will be showing us the proper way to sow bean and squash seeds, and how to care for the seedlings indoors before planting them outside. Participants will be able to take home pots of sown seeds. 1pm–3pm Church Lane Community Garden Harold Road (by playground) Leytonstone E11 4QX 07450 474538 cg@transitionleytonstone.org.uk www.transitionleytonstone.org.uk Free, donations welcome.
Get Growing—The ABC’s Want to grow food, but wondering how to get started? Learn the basics behind growing organic vegetables in this fun and interactive workshop. Using OrganicLea’s Hawkwood site as an inspiration, participants will get key planning advice and guidance on starting to grow food that includes a gardener’s surgery. So bring your questions or concerns, but above all bring your enthusiasm! 11am–2pm Hawkwood Plant Nursery 115 Hawkwood Crescent Chingford E4 7UH 020 8524 4994 courses@organiclea.org.uk www.organiclea.org.uk Free entry
Gulptivate To celebrate their first birthday and to close their pop-up in style Bestowed Kitchen will be hosting a specially curated vegetable, fruit and herb inspired cocktail night as part of the festival. The night will see the glorious mix of food and drink come together to honour all things grown and wild! On the drinks front expect refreshing creations such as a ‘cucumber, gin and coriander cooler’ amongst other delicious concoctions. Bottled local beer and soft drinks will also be available. To fulfil your hunger there be will be a selection of Bestowed’s fresh, handmade food to purchase. © Nicola Tree
Grow Your Own Salad Box Don’t have an outside growing space? Come join us to start your very own salad window box. At this workshop we will create window boxes and sow salad seeds with help from an OrganicLea grower. You can have nutritious salad greens at your fingertips all year long and you don’t even need a garden, as you can put it on your balcony or your windowsill. Drop in throughout the afternoon and invite the whole family. 10am–1.30pm The Mill 7–11 Coppermill Lane
Walthamstow E17 7HA 020 8524 4994 info@organiclea.org.uk www.organiclea.org.uk Free entry
Seed Sowing, Sharing, Swapping On March 28, the Church Lane Community Garden will be giving away seeds and sowing bean and squash seeds. From 1-3pm, come and check out the garden’s collection of seeds and take some home to grow your own fruit and veg and bring along some of your
So come along and help celebrate with some tasty and interesting food and drink, great people and good music! 7.30pm–11.30pm Hoe Street Central Unit 3 Central Parade, Hoe Street Walthamstow E17 4RT bestowedkitchen@gmail.com www.bestowedkitchen.com Free entry Please RSVP: gulptivate.splashthat.com
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