Posts Tagged ‘Growing Communities’
Hunger across Hackney reaches record high – as food bank calls for help
Latest national figures show charities are distributing a food parcel every 11 seconds in the UK
Read MoreNew stall enters the fromage fray at Stoke Newington Farmers’ Market
A collective of British farms will set up shop at the much-loved market this month
Read More‘No flash in the pan’: Iconic farmers’ market in Stoke Newington celebrates 20-year anniversary
Hackney Mayor hails Growing Communities’ venture as ‘real asset’ to the borough
Read MoreStoke Newington farmers’ market celebrates 15 years
Growing Communities has been running London’s only fully organic food fair since 2003 – and is marking the occasion with a big party
Read MoreChristmas (Baby Peas Come Home): Food banks to receive fresh produce courtesy of Growing Communities
The community-driven Hackney non-profit is helping to make up for many food banks’ inability to store and hand out newly harvested food
Read MoreGrowing Communities forced to quit Stoke Newington ‘patchwork farm’ site
Organisation says it had five-year agreement with TSB to use land but that solicitors had now asked the growers to move out
Read MorePesticide Free Hackney campaigners urge council to stop using ‘toxic chemicals’
Council faces calls to rid Hackney of pesticides but remains committed to following government guidance on weed control
Read MoreThe Hornbeam café – review: ‘a true community hub’
Vegetarian café and community centre the Hornbeam is at the heart of the Walthamstow revolution
Read MoreThe Hornbeam café – review: 'a true community hub'
Vegetarian café and community centre the Hornbeam is at the heart of the Walthamstow revolution
Read MoreFilm night to screen moo-ving tale of dairy farmer
For Organic September, Growing Communities is showing documentary The Moo Man, about a ‘maverick farmer and his unruly cows’ navigating the dairy crisis
Read MoreHorsemeat provides food for thought says Hackney Friends of the Earth
Eco-campaigners says we should take locally produced food more seriously following the horsemeat scandal
Read MoreHackney food pioneer Growing Communities wins BBC award
Efforts by social enterprise to forge local links with food producers recognised with accolade
Read MoreNew yuletide home for Stoke Newington Farmers’ Market
Popular market expands for Christmas in new temporary location
Read MoreOrganic farmers become comic book heroes
Hackney social enterprise Growing Communities paint realistic picture of organic Essex farmers in new comic
Read MoreClissold Park cafe re-opens
As the Clissold Park cafe re-opens, the Hackney Citizen checks in to see what’s on offer
Read MoreHackney-grown salad praised in national food awards
Growing Communities’ organic produce is ‘highly commended’ by the Soil Association
Read MoreStoke Newington Farmers’ Market to move
From 9 July, the market shifts from its usual residence in Church Street. Growing Communities is set to host ‘the ultimate urban picnic’ to mark the occasion
Read MoreUdder-ly brilliant!
Saturday 9 April 2011, Stoke Newington Farmers’ Market
Read MoreHackney Council yet to join the good eggs
Town Hall’s commitment to sustainable food production is yet to bear fruit
Read MoreOctober recipe: garlic mushrooms on toast
Extra special, serves two
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