Archive for the ‘Food, Gardening & Env’

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    Maintaining our trees
    Local residents rightly value the trees that line our streets, and many have expressed concern to BAG at the quality of the councils maintenance of our trees. BAG have previously contacted the council regarding the erratic pollarding of trees, bracket fungus, and the failure to replace felled trees. Below are the latest two emails from BAG to the council detailing residents...
    by blackhorseroad at December 4th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
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    BAG Harvest event
    Thanks to everyone who showed up for our community garden/harvest celebration on the Douglas Eyre playing fields. The apple press was a particular hit with the look on some of the kids faces when the juice poured forth worth putting the event on for alone. The BBQ didn’t kill anyone, and the apple bobbing was as ever a reliable bit of fun. Many residents discussed...
    by blackhorseroad at September 29th, 2009 at 05:09 pm
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    Hawkwood Nursery: Sunday workdays
    Hawkwood Nursery – For Plants & People is a wonderful new 12 acre organic growing/ permaculture site on the edge of Waltham Forest. Organiclea is a small food growing cooperative based in Waltham Forest and has recently taken on the Council’s disused glasshouse to create a community plant nursery which will provide a great resource for fresh food, plants...
    by blackhorseroad at September 8th, 2009 at 04:09 pm
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    Residents get planting at BAG Workshop
    Our FREE gardening workshop was a great success with residents happily planting out their veg and flowers to take away. BAG applied for a grant to encourage residents to get out and garden, and this was the first event we’ve put on with the money we received. For more information, to take part or if you have any ideas for future gardening events email Caroline. More...
    by Food Gardening and Environment at June 14th, 2009 at 05:06 pm
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    BAG Gardening Workshop – Free Veg & Flowers
    Want to grow some food and flowers? Come to BAG’s first FREE beginners gardening workshop on Sunday the 7th of June. There will be containers for everyone to plant out with organic vegetables and flowers. Once you’ve finished, take them away and enjoy. THE WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 
DOUGLAS EYRE PLAYING FIELDS, 
2.30-4.30pm. The Workshop is completely...
    by blackhorseroad at June 2nd, 2009 at 09:06 am
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    Courses in food growing
    Interested in food growing and wondering what to do this season? Or want to pick up specific design, growing or maintenance skills? Growers from Organiclea in Waltham Forest work with the local Community Learning and Skills Service (CLaSS) to deliver training in food growing at an adult learning centre in Chingford, E4. Coming up this Spring: ALL DAY COURSES Saturdays...
    by blackhorseroad at January 21st, 2009 at 08:01 pm
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    BAG’ers plant a 1000 Dafs
    Thanks to all those who brought along a trowel or two and helped make BAG’s bulb planting such a success. A thousand bulbs should hopefully brighten the area come spring, and there was still time to recover from all the excertion at the Coppermill. (above) A few intrepid planters
    by blackhorseroad at November 12th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
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    Cut household bills – Join our ECO Teams
    Join one of our ECO Teams – reduce your impact on the environment and save money! • Cut household bills                          • Make new friends • Environmental benefits                    • Health benefits • Visits to eco-houses No one can do everything – but we can all do something! BAG is currently recruiting for 2 EcoTeams...
    by communications at November 4th, 2008 at 04:11 pm
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    Food Glorious Food (and some booze, medicines and plants)
    The Hornbeam Centre’s putting on a feast of lessons, workshops and fun activities (some for kids, others for adults or the family) Jam making, baking, wine, homebrew, herbs, pickles, apples, cakes, seeds, and more, all culminating in a great food swap. Check out all the days and details below. For more visit their swish looking new website. All workshops are at...
    by blackhorseroad at August 18th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
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    Hornbeam Organic Veg boxes
    The Hornbeam Organic Veg Box Scheme is ready to go! Locally run and supplying local produce every week. Sign up from July 2nd 2008. How will it work? You can pick up your box every Wednesday, from 3.30pm – 7.30pm, at the Hornbeam Centre (at 458 Hoe Street, close to the Baker’s Arms junction). The scheme is collection only, but if enough people in the Blackhorse...
    by blackhorseroad at July 1st, 2008 at 12:07 am
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    Get involved in the Food, Gardening & Environment working group!
    The Food, Gardening & Environment working group sorts out such issues as allotments and getting hold of locally sourced and/or organic grub. It’s a place where residents can swap gardening tips, as well as tools. To find out more, email: foodgardeningandenvironment@blackhorseactiongroup.org.uk
    by blackhorseroad at March 9th, 2008 at 08:03 pm