GoodGym @MOP 9th April 🏃‍♂️

GoodGym back for their seventh volunteering activity at MOP! Date Wednesday 9th April ’25Time 7.00 – 8.00pmFor more details https://www.goodgym.org/v3/areas/haringey Edit 29/4/25 You can now view the goodgym report here: https://www.goodgym.org/v3/reports/there-s-not-mushroom-here It’s always fun to see just how much goodgym can achieve in their hour sessions! This week our keep fit pal and general good-do-erContinue reading “GoodGym @MOP 9th April 🏃‍♂️”

Rocket Stove Workshop – Wednesday 16th April

Join us on Wednesday 16th April and learn how to build a small rocket stove using clay, sand, straw and up-cycled materials! #HappierOutdoors2025 Date Wednesday 16th AprilTime 12.00 – 16.30pmSuggested Donation £5.00Sign-up Email meadoworchardproject@gmail.com for details What is a rocket stove? A Rocket Stove is an extremely efficient and clean-burning wood stove. It utilizes a tall flueContinue reading “Rocket Stove Workshop – Wednesday 16th April”

GoodGym @MOP 19/3/25 🏃‍♂️

GoodGym back for their sixth volunteering activity at MOP We received an email the other week from GoodGym. A request from group coordinator Euclides for GoodGym to do a volunteering session at Meadow Orchard. Clearly the memory of spiced cider and ambient mince pies from their last session must have had an impact but toContinue reading “GoodGym @MOP 19/3/25 🏃‍♂️”

Goodgym @MOP 19/3/25 🏃‍♂️

Do good and keep fit We’re welcoming GoodGym Haringey back to Meadow Orchard on Wednesday 19th March! Goodgym Haringey at Meadow OrchardDate: Wednesday 19th March 2025Time: 7.00-8.00pm Some swift spadework On this visit we are going to start digging a clay pit to harvest some of our beautiful London clay for making straw clay, clayContinue reading “Goodgym @MOP 19/3/25 🏃‍♂️”

Sustainable-Building – 28th & 29th June

We are planning to finish off the top of the curtain wall in our Roundhouse the weekend of 28th/29th June. Date & Time Saturday 28th &Sunday 29th June 10.00am – 4.00pm The section of wall above the ring beam features some glass bottle bricks and other areas are just cob and bottle infill, we areContinue reading “Sustainable-Building – 28th & 29th June”

Spring Clean @MOP

We are organizing a spring clean at Meadow Orchard. This will help streamline the items stored in our sheds. Our volunteers will be starting on this on Saturdays during February. We’ll begin with the blue shed. Then, we’ll work on to the composting loo shed. Our goal is to remove any items no longer neededContinue reading “Spring Clean @MOP”

Goodgym @MOP 8/1/25 🏃‍♂️

Do good and keep fit 2025 is off to a great start at MOP, we’re welcoming our friends from Goodgym Harringay to Meadow Orchard again this month. We’ll be barrowing woodchip to mulch paths and collecting xmas trees to use for composting on site and as wood for hugel beds. A Big thankyou to ourContinue reading “Goodgym @MOP 8/1/25 🏃‍♂️”

Rocket Stoves: Efficient and Eco-Friendly

A Rocket Stove is an extremely efficient and clean-burning wood stove. It utilizes a tall flue or heat riser that generates a strong draft, ensuring that most of the wood gas, smoke, and particulate matter produced during combustion are burned within the chimney or heat riser itself. The stoves can also be built from aContinue reading “Rocket Stoves: Efficient and Eco-Friendly”

Eco-Building @MOP

We are planning a great programme of events at Meadow Orchard for 2025! We recently built a small COB Rocket Stove and would love to offer this as an activity for our volunteers and visitors. The skills learnt from these activities include, using a shave horse and riving brake, building from green and reclaimed timber,Continue reading “Eco-Building @MOP”

Goodgym @MOP II

We welcomed our friends from Goodgym to Meadow Orchard again this month. We fired up one of our biochar stoves for a bit of much needed warmth and light and grabbed some of our work-lights, tools and a kettle to set up a cosy outdoor work area. We had something suitably taking to give ourContinue reading “Goodgym @MOP II”