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”
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Transition Towns Relaunch @MOP 🫂
Transition Town Crouch End & Finsbury Park Our volunteers, along with our friends at Edible Landscapes London and Wolves Lane are helping to relaunch Transition Town Crouch End and Finsbury Park! Come along to find out more! We’ll be sharing a hot soup, please feel free to bring food. Hear an intro, and chat aboutContinue reading “Transition Towns Relaunch @MOP 🫂”
Wood fires and the dangers of wood smoke
The benefits of wood fires Sharing an open fire can foster connection, relaxation, and conversation. It can help create a calm atmosphere, evoke nostalgia, and enhance social experiences. The fire serves as a focal point for storytelling, music, drumming, song or games, adding to the enjoyment and potentially making the gathering more memorable and meaningful.Continue reading “Wood fires and the dangers of wood smoke”
Transition Towns Finsbury Park & Crouch End
Want to get more involved in local green initiatives? Want to support or implement practical projects around food, energy, waste, transport and nature in our community? Want to help address social injustices and decolonise our lives? Want to be part of a growing international movement of connected local communities creating change? It sounds like youContinue reading “Transition Towns Finsbury Park & Crouch End”
The Fire Triangle
Cooking on open fires Meadow Orchard site is off-grid, which means we don’t have mains gas or electricity. To cook at Meadow Orchard we use bottled gas (Butane or Butane / Propane mixed gas), Paraffin, Meths or Firewood. We have a number of different types of stoves and methods of cooking, Kelly Kettles, Rocket Stoves,Continue reading “The Fire Triangle”
Transition Towns Tour ’23
The London Transitions Gathering Tour In Summer 2023, Transition Towns groups joined together for a four day tour of Community Gardens, Group Projects and Permaculture Sites across London. Meadow Orchard was one of the stops on the tour! Members of the project were delighted to host the group at the project. What is Transition Towns?Continue reading “Transition Towns Tour ’23”
Biochar Burn @MOP
Site Closed Today Edit: We regret to inform you that Meadow Orchard is closed today due to Storm Darragh. In light of the yellow weather warning and the potential risk of falling branches, we have made the decision to close the site for safety reasons. We appreciate your understanding. The activity We will be preparingContinue reading “Biochar Burn @MOP”
Biochar Cook Stoves
Soil at Meadow Orchard is very shallow as the majority of the site was previously used as tennis courts, the ground has previously been made up with a thick drainage layer of clinker under the tennis court surfacing, leaving very little topsoil. The clinker itself can be broken up into the subsoil but that leavesContinue reading “Biochar Cook Stoves”
Exciting Volunteer Projects: Get Involved & Support Us
Welcome to the MOP Projects page! Here, you’ll find a collection of exciting and creative projects made by our talented volunteers at Meadow Orchard Project (MOP). These projects range from birdboxes and batboxes to biochar retorts, portable pole lathes, and fun activities like the Pinecar Derby Racers. If you’ve enjoyed building any of these projects, we encourage you to make a donation to support the ongoing efforts of MOP. Your contributions help us continue to create meaningful work for our community and the environment.
Feel free to download our plans, get crafting, and share your finished projects with us at meadoworchardproject@gmail.com. Whether you’re creating a simple birdbox or learning new woodworking skills with our green woodworking projects, there’s something for everyone. By contributing to MOP, you’re supporting not only our educational programmes but also our commitment to sustainability and conservation.
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