Growing in Haringey

GiHlogoGrowingInHaringey.org.uk is an informal network for community gardens & anyone promoting sustainable food growing & gardening in Haringey.    Contact Pamela Harling pjharling@hotmail.com.

The GiH email discussion group enables people interested in community & sustainable gardening to share information and resources.Subscribe to the email group here

Follow us on Twitter @growinharingey and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/growinginharingey

GiH can hold grant money for you in our bank account if your group does not have one. 

It is time to sow seeds! We held a very successful seed swap with Black Rootz at Wolves Lane on 10th April. Omved Gardens is holding a seed swap on Saturday 6th April 11am to 4pm. Book a free place on their website.

https://www.omvedgardens.com/programme

Plants

Gardening opportunities

Wolves Lane Plant Centre (Wolves Lane, Wood Green, N22) is holding plant sales every Sunday from 11am to 3pm and has volunteer days on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Harmony Gardens in Lordship Rec is open for volunteers every Tuesday and Friday 12pm to 5pm. foharmonygardens@gmail.com

The Autism campus in Waltheof Gardens, N17 is looking for volunteer gardeners. Contact RossH@centre404.org.uk.

In the meantime, for gardening advice and online training why not look at the Eden Project, Capital Growth and London Permaculture websites.

   

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Current opportunities for volunteer gardening (check websites for details)

Thursdays and Tuesdays 10am to 12am, Wolves Lane Centre, Wolves Lane, N22 5JD
Tuesdays and Fridays 12.00 am to 5pm, Harmony Gardens (behind Broadwater Farm Community Centre, Adams Rd, N17 7HE), Twitter @HarmonyGG
Wednesdays 11 to 1pm, Friends of Tottenham Green N15, Facebook group – check this
Fridays 10am to 1.30pm, The Mulberry Tree Community Garden, Quaker Meeting House, 594 Tottenham High Road (near Aldi), N17 9TA

Tuesdays and Sundays 10am-2pm, Edible Landscapes in Finsbury Park, Manor House entrance, N4 2NQ. https://ediblelandscapeslondon.org.uk/

The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) in Haringey run practical projects across parks and green spaces in Haringey. www.tcv.org.uk/london/haringey

For fruit harvesting in gardens, see www.UrbanHarvest.org.uk

GiH is currently working with the Haringey Community Food Network (https://www.hcfn.org.uk/) and the Haringey Community Action Network (https://haringey.org.uk/). It was involved in setting up the sustainable food strategy for the London Borough of Haringey

Crop Drop  Haringey’s organic veg (& fruit) bag scheme has merged with Growing Communities, based in Hackney.

GiH is a member of Sustain – the alliance for better food and farming, including Capital Growth and London Food Link . See their websites for news about food issues in London. We are also a member of Social Farms and Gardens, which has regular news about funding schemes and training courses

Local groups we are linked with include: