Twelve groups held events in their garden from July 2024 – July 2025 thanks to funding from the National Lottery Awards for All programme.
IEL was able to support food growing leaders to design the event and gave £650 per group to buy the resources they needed. Across the borough, food growers attracted hundreds of people into their spaces, recruited new volunteers, improved their infrastructure with new beds and planting, learned new skills and made connections to other groups. The events meant they strengthened relationships with other projects, engaged more people with food growing and improved biodiversity in the borough.
See the updates below for details of the individual events.
IEL director Tori Sherwin said: “Huge thanks to everyone that worked with us and to National Lottery players for funding the programme.
Growing from the Root was an Awards for All-funded project aimed at bringing people together, engaging local residents; and supporting food growing throughout Lambeth by supporting community events at housing
Big thanks to Notre Dame tenants and residents association who worked with IEL to organise an event at which four new growing beds were installed on Tuesday 8th July. We
Residents gathered at Moore House Garden in Benton’s Lane Estate for a very relaxed afternoon in the sun on Saturday 28th June. They harvested compost (from IEL’s bins!), learned about the
We had a wonderful day in the sun at Agnes Riley park on Saturday 3rd May, with dozens of people enjoying pond dipping, an introduction to foraging, learning how to
On 19th April we worked with Edmundsbury Estate residents to organise a lovely Easter celebration – the tenants and residents association organised an Easter egg hunt and refilled the estate
Six volunteers from DWS did a fantastic job on 25th March of clearing and then planting up an overgrown area of the garden at the Rotunda, Cressingham Gardens on 25th
More than 40 adults and children enjoyed delicious food and a children’s art workshop at Caldwell Gardens from 2pm – 5pm on Saturday 22nd March, and added many new plants
A huge thanks to everyone that came along to our Gardening Give Away from 2pm on Saturday 22nd February. We were overwhelmed at the enthusiasm for gardening as more than
Last Saturday, at St Martin’s Estate Community Winter Fair, hundreds of people enjoyed fun for all the family and a performance by Brixton Chamber Orchestra at City Heights School. We
At our event on Cotton Gardens Estate last Saturday (November 16), residents planted up six beds on with herbs and flowers. The estate has a large pedestrianised area with many
Children enjoyed pumpkin carving and crafts at an event in Angell Town estate on Oct 31, hosted by Angell Town Community, CHIPS Peace Angell Town and IEL. We gave away
On Saturday, September 14th, we spent a beautiful afternoon at Central Hill, joining residents in making a mural with local children and adding plants to the estates’ five large planters.
We joined residents for a conversation about food and biodiversity at Moorlands Estate on Saturday 7th September. IEL worked with Food Five Ways partners to organise the day which included
Exciting events are shaping up on Lambeth housing estates for the autumn including planting, composting and mural painting at Central Hill estate in September. Get in touch if you’d like
