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Thursday, 2 August 2012
Friday, 27 July 2012
Chris the bike man
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| Thank you volunteers Virginia for drawing our sign! |
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| Our wheel sign spins! |
Pop on down and see
Chris the bike man in the garden....
This sunday
10.30am - 12.30pm
for FREE cycle advice
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Read all about it.....
With many thanks to the Local Food Fund for funding the Growing Gardens Project. This will enable us to continue working with the many volunteers that donate their time to the garden each week - continue to provide many exciting food growing and environmental Workshops throughout the year - Our Green Fingers Tours, showing local school children where their food comes from - To create our new allotment space - Our Harvest festival will be a chance to bring the local community and volunteers together to celebrate and to share their experiences through the year. And a great deal more!
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Summer meeting in the sun
Today was the first of our seasonal garden volunteer meetings, and what a sunny day to have it! Amoungst other things we discussed our
Harvest Festival
which we have coming up on....
Saturday 29th September 2012
We are planning a day of fun and festivities and will keep you posted!
Thursday, 19 July 2012
An Introduction to Beekeeping Workshop
Growing Gardens Project
Beginners Beekeeping Workshop
This day will help beginners gain a general understanding about bees and what it involves to look after them, so if you are thinking of keeping bees or are just interested in them,
it is a great chance to gain more knowledge! Find out the importance of bees, the life cycles of bees and the hive, pollination and honey, diseases, general hive management and much more!. As part of the day we will also be taking a trip to visit the Wimbledon Beekeepers Associations apiary at Morden Hall Park. Please bring your own wellies and packed lunch.
Date: Sat 11th August 2012
Time: 10.30am – 3pm
Price: £20 for visitors, £15 concessions, volunteers £10
Location:
Deen City Farm
39 Windsor Avenue
Merton Abbey
London, SW19 2RR
www.deencityfarm.co.uk
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Welcome Flo
We are very pleased to welcome to our new Community Gardener Flo
to the garden project.
Flo about Flo
"well...I grew up within a family who have always been passionate about gardening, this lead me on to to pursue my career in garden design. I studied at University college Falmouth, Cornwall, which was a particularly inspiring place to learn. I went on to work at The Lost Gardens of Helegan and then in Scotland for the couple of years - my knees started to ache from the damp weather their so I decided to come back down south. Since being in London I am now working as Community gardener at Deen City Farm. I smiled when I first saw the garden, a lovely surprise hidden away. I am really excited about our Harvest Festival which is coming up soon and the new allotment area. "
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Flo Profile
Favorite colour: Gold
Favorite garden: My Mums
Favorite vegetable : potato
Favorite musician: Beth Jeans Houghton and the Hooves of Destiny
Favorite Plant: Digitalis
Favorite bird: Black bird
"well...I grew up within a family who have always been passionate about gardening, this lead me on to to pursue my career in garden design. I studied at University college Falmouth, Cornwall, which was a particularly inspiring place to learn. I went on to work at The Lost Gardens of Helegan and then in Scotland for the couple of years - my knees started to ache from the damp weather their so I decided to come back down south. Since being in London I am now working as Community gardener at Deen City Farm. I smiled when I first saw the garden, a lovely surprise hidden away. I am really excited about our Harvest Festival which is coming up soon and the new allotment area. "
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Flo Profile
Favorite colour: Gold
Favorite garden: My Mums
Favorite vegetable : potato
Favorite musician: Beth Jeans Houghton and the Hooves of Destiny
Favorite Plant: Digitalis
Favorite bird: Black bird
Thursday, 5 July 2012
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Wimbledon Wunderland
Just down the road from the farm and garden is Wimbledon College of Art. They have just started their own blog page. I just wanted to show you Franks wonderful Orchid collection. very beautiful.http://wimbledontechnicians.myblog.arts.ac.uk/the-garden/franks-orchid-page/
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Introduction to Food Growing Workshop
Growing Gardens Project
Introduction to Food growing Workshop
The day will include all you need to know to get started in food growing and what to do in your garden now. You will learn about crop rotation, sowing, planting and harvesting, planning what to grow and more.
The workshop will be run by Ecolocal—All welcome and no experience needed—Refreshments provided please bring a packed lunch.
Date: Sat 18th Aug 2012
Time: 10.30am – 3pm
Price: £20 for visitors, £15 concessions, volunteers £10
Location:
Deen City Farm
39 Windsor Avenue
Merton Abbey
London, SW19 2RR
www.deencityfarm.co.uk
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