Not only are we harvesting the vegetables we sowed this late spring, we are now also harvesting awards! In September we were thrilled to receive a “thriving” award in the It’s Your Neighbourhood awards ceremony. It’s Your Neighbourhood is a grassroots community gardening campaign organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. […] more »
Walled Garden produces more than 2000 meals
In spring we signed up to Capital Growth’s million meals campaign, pledging to grow 2000 meals in the garden. Today we’ve beaten our target and have provided the equivalent of 2421 meals. This equates to 172 kilos and a rough value of £817. And we haven’t entered all our spuds […] more »
Schools Harvest Festival week
Almost 650 children aged 5 to 10, including 30 disabled children and young adults, visited the Walled Garden in Bedfords Park for our Harvest Festival week. The festival was jointly organised by Clear Village, the London Borough of Havering and Essex Wildlife Trust. We taught the children that the original […] more »