We are piloting a community effort to pick and use the apples going to waste in people’s gardens. National Apple Day is on 21st October and we will be able to celebrate it with pride this year!   We are expecting to collect and use apples from a minimum of 25 trees in Ilford, hopefully…

We celebrate our local food knowledge, finding out about growing food in Ilford, sharing recipes and hands-on demos, tips for reducing food waste and food for health.We have run 3 fabulous Food Fest events at the Fold Cafe in Cranbrook Baptist Church on Wellesley Road. We have so many communities here and so much to learn and share, including…

Over the summer 6 different community groups and around 100 families have been growing vegetables and herbs. These were given as small plants in April by our “Growing food, Growing Friends” project. We especially wanted to encourage people with no garden to grow plants in tubs. On Sunday August 31 we held a picnic in…

Over the summer 6 different community groups and around 100 families have been growing vegetables and herbs. These were given as small plants in April by our “Growing food, Growing Friends” project. We especially wanted to encourage people with no garden to grow plants in tubs. On Sunday August 31 we held a picnic in…