Our planet is in crisis; climate change and soil degradation from years of industrial agriculture has rendered the earth depleted. Kiss the Ground, a ground-breaking documentary released in 2020, provides some solutions to the problems with our soil, which they claim will help stabilise the climate. Sounds easy, but it’s only the start.. Join other…

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Our interactive map and app is now LIVE! Please test drive it over the coming week, then join us for a workshop next week to give us your feedback. This piece of work is being undertaken in partnership with Arup – but we can’t do it without YOU…. Please read more about the project. Update:…

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“Good quality green space is a vital element of a civilized urban environment” Sir John Bourn, 2006… Why are our green spaces so important to us? The pandemic has shown us how much we care about them and has highlighted how barren so many of them are..how can we help to shape a better environment…

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Here is your chance to engage in a citizen-led project to identify land that could be transformed into a food growing space. We would love you to come along and discover how you can get involved. Test drive the map, then come to the workshop to find out more. If you’ve not yet registered your…

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With partners across the borough, we take a look at the response by the Council and other local community organisations to the current crisis of food provision. We set out an ambitious vision for a more food resilient borough, with food growing on every corner and launch a partnership project to map potential and existing…

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Is the grass greener in Lambeth? We think it could be.. One thing we are all agreed on these days: we need green spaces. Recently, London residents rated their parks as the most loved spaces in the City – and Lambeth came out top in a poll of London’s parks and open spaces; we are…

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Here’s a chance to hear from one of our latest group members Could you tell us a little about yourselves? Eden Nature Garden was created from a piece of disused church land in 2000 and over the last 20 years has evolved into a beautiful, tranquil garden, a haven for wildlife and a wonderful space…

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What will you choose to plant this year? Will it be whatever seed you can get hold of, something new, or something tried and tested? Have you saved seed or are you buying it? Or do you have any seed you’d like to share? We’d love to know what you’re planning – is there one…

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There’s a great new initiative in Lambeth called Sprout Up Schools. It is a kind of ‘one stop shop’ for any school that is eager to explore the possibilities of outdoor learning, growing food and re-connecting with Nature. Founder Seonaid Royall has worked with Jubilee Primary School and other schools in the Windmill Cluster. She…

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We have loved welcoming so many new growers to IEL this year and want to celebrate our combined harvest by inviting you to have a ‘moment in the spotlight’. We will be running a zoom/webinar during Capital Growth’s Urban Harvest Festival week (18-27 Sept).  We would like to invite you to chat for two minutes…

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