Meadow Orchard @Grow Urban Festival 2025

The Grow Urban Festival 2025 is a vibrant, week-long celebration of urban greening, food cultivation, and community resilience, taking place across London from 7–15 June 2025. Organized by Capital Growth in collaboration with partners like the National Trust, Natural History Museum, and Imperial College, the festival features over 50 events, including hands-on workshops, talks, gardenContinue reading “Meadow Orchard @Grow Urban Festival 2025”

Meadow Orchard @ Crouch End Festival – June 4th – 15th

The View from Here: Community Art in the RoundhouseDates Exhibition open Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays, June 4th -15thTime 12.00 – 7.00pmPlease see links below for workshop dates and times About Meadow Orchard Our Art Exhibition The View from Here: Community Art in the Roundhouse takes place in our wondrous cob built roundhouse (made by overContinue reading “Meadow Orchard @ Crouch End Festival – June 4th – 15th”

Workshops @MOP: Crouch End Festival – June 4th – 15th

The View from Here: Community Art in the RoundhouseDates Exhibition and Workshops open Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays, June 4th -15thTime 12.00 – 7.00pmPlease see links below for workshop dates and times About Crouch End Festival The Crouch End Festival, the UK’s largest community arts festival, returns from June 12 to 18, 2025, transforming the heartContinue reading “Workshops @MOP: Crouch End Festival – June 4th – 15th”

The View from Here: Community Art in the Roundhouse – Meet the Artists

The View from Here: Community Art in the RoundhouseDates Exhibition open Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays, June 4th -15thTime 12.00 – 7.00pmDetails of our workshop dates and times Community Art in the Roundhouse Running in tandem with the Crouch End festival, Our Art Exhibition The View from Here: Community Art in the Roundhouse will showcase theContinue reading “The View from Here: Community Art in the Roundhouse – Meet the Artists”

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Golden Spine 9 Qi Gong – Wednesday 18th June

Qi Gong Classes – Dates for your diary Join us for a short course of 3 sessions of Golden Spine 9 Qi Gong with Maggie Byrne of Dragonfly Soul Connections.  This is a modern movement developed by founder of the Holistic Healing College, Blue Marsden. The Qi Gong movements can help to reduce stress and improve overall wellContinue reading “Golden Spine 9 Qi Gong – Wednesday 18th June”

Biochar Pizza Oven

Date Saturday 17th May ’25Time 12.00 – 4.00pm Designing and prototyping Biochar burn from 4.00pmLocation Meadow Orchard Project Last year we built a couple of Top Lit Up Draft TLUD biochar retorts, combing a small oven and a hot plate for cooking on. The next step we are looking at how to utilise the heatContinue reading “Biochar Pizza Oven”

London Permaculture Festival

Sunday 6th July 2025 – 11.00am-6.00pmCecil Sharp House, Camden Tickets: £20 (includes access to all the workshops)£10 concessions tickets available only on the door • U18s free Celebrate Sustainability, Creativity and Community at the London Permaculture Festival 2025 The London Permaculture Festival 2025 offers a dynamic day of practical workshops, inspiring talks, demonstrations, and hands-on activities.Continue reading “London Permaculture Festival”

Urban Rewilding and Sustainable Gardening – Saturday 7th June

Discover Urban Rewilding and Sustainable Gardening in Crouch End Saturday 7th June, 4:30 – 7:00 PMat Meadow Orchard Project Free Entry Join us for an inspiring afternoon of nature, community, and sustainability at the Meadow Orchard Project with The Muswell Hill Sustainability Group (MHSG). https://wegottickets.com/event/660058 *SOLD OUT* MHSG – Green Gathering Nestled behind the Hornsey HealthContinue reading “Urban Rewilding and Sustainable Gardening – Saturday 7th June”

PLANTS and TREES

Annalou Oakland’s writing is a vivid, impassioned tapestry that weaves together folklore, herbal knowledge, political critique, and deep-rooted cultural memory—all through the symbolic lens of the hawthorn tree. Blending poetry, oral history, and protest, she reclaims the hawthorn not just as a wild plant, but as a living witness to communal loss, seasonal renewal, andContinue reading “PLANTS and TREES”