Currants (including blackcurrants, gooseberries, redcurrants and jostaberries) may be small, but they pack a real nutrition punch. They are an excellent source of fibre, minerals and antioxidants including vitamin C, yet fruit is rarely available in the shops. Growing currants in the garden is very rewarding and all give excellent yields of fruit over many …
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We have been running food growing activities for over 20 years, and hundreds of people in the local community have benefited.
Our community allotment, based in Carshalton, Surrey, provides the perfect venue for your corporate volunteering day. There are lots of tasks to be done from mending raised beds, weeding & woodchip the herb area and making bug homes. This offers an opportunity for everyone to work together, get lots of exercise and have fun helping us! …
Food Growing Volunteer – Take part in growing food at our allotment. Help at the food growing sessions, weeding, watering, sowing and growing to grow food for the Sutton Women’s Centre food bank for women in crisis. You even get to take a share of the harvest home to eat – for free! View and …
EcoLocal provide food growing training from 6 week courses to one and half day workshops. For more details email food@ecolocal.org.uk.
All levels of experience are welcome to volunteer at Carshalton Community Allotment
If you are interested in how to grow food the organic way, then this course is for you.
