Grow Wild are collaborating with New X-ING to transform New Cross Road (A2) and other nearby urban areas into an extraordinary bee-friendly environment! British bee numbers have fallen dramatically in recent years, affected by disease, chemicals and habitat loss. Bees are vital; they pollinate our food, keep farmers in business and help our gardens, parks […]
Grow Wild and Artmongers are going to create a real buzzzzzzzzzz in New Cross this summer by growing 2000+ sunflowers to help our Bees so they’ll continue to pollinate our crops! The sunflowers are going to go all along the A2, and as many other places in the area as possible. There will be various sunflower related […]
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been able to support Common Growth in their plans for running some food growing workshops! The details of which are now finalised, so read on… The workshops will cover a variety of topics – some specifically aimed at kids, and others for the novice or budding gardener – you’ll […]
The sunflower season for 2014 has now come full circle! We recently completed the final stage of the project to harvest and distribute the seeds, clear the ground and sow new seeds. This year we planted a massive 1,300 sunflowers along the A2 – one of the most polluted roads in the UK. Planting took place on 13 […]
We have a new cohort of volunteers to bring take these community cooking sessions into the future….hooray! Welcome to the autumn season… Recommencing on 7th of October, the Tasty Tuesday sessions will be happening on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month! Join in from 6:30 – 9pm to cook tasty treats together then sit down with everyone […]
From January our cooking sessions took on a seasonal flavour! 2014 is well underway and we have started our cooking workshops in 2 community kitchens in New Cross and Telegraph Hill. Our sessions are still free and we have a daytime and an evening slot during the week and are working on developing a regular […]
Our Pick and Preserve project started in July this year, when Penny (the Peckham Pickler), joined the Grow Wild team. The project aimed to bring people together to harvest and preserve the seasonal glut of fruit in local public spaces and private gardens and put it to good use! Throughout the summer and into the […]
Do You Like Food? Are you aged 15-20? Fancy learning a few more cooking skills? Want to know how to make tasty curry? How to cook rice? Want to know how to chop vegetables quickly? Then the Grow Wild 4-Week Cooking Course is for you! Cook for yourself : Every Day Dishes Each week we […]
Marvellous Marmalade Mondays How much marmalade has been made on Monday, weekly when the Hill Station cafe is closed? Black bean and mushroom curry Chopping together makes light work None! Yes that’s right not a spoonful of marmalade has ever been made! Named for the alliteration, Marmalade Mondays, have been a forum for community cooking […]
As the Grow Wild project has developed we have recognised an opportunity to harness, harvest and enjoy the bounty of food growing in the local area. We are pleased to announce we are now recruiting for a short term contractor to join the Grow Wild team for the summer months! The main purpose of the […]