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Foraging Walk on Walthamstow Marshes Sunday 15th September

Rebecca Armstrong

Sep 12, 20131 min read

Foraging Walk on Walthamstow Marshes Sunday 15th September

We’ll be hunting the sloes, berries and haws of early autumn and discussing what delectable uses they can be put to, as well as offering...

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Building a Cob Oven with Simon Blackwell Sat 21st September

Rebecca Armstrong

Sep 11, 20131 min read

Building a Cob Oven with Simon Blackwell Sat 21st September

A cob oven is a simple, hand-made, wood-fired oven that can be made by anyone. Join us and learn how to build your own outdoor oven using...

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Scrumping by bike: Saturday 14th September 2013

Rebecca Armstrong

Sep 9, 20131 min read

Scrumping by bike: Saturday 14th September 2013

Joi We’ll set off from the Hornbeam Centre at 12 noon with fruit picking poles, bike panniers and trailers, do some picking of street...

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Rebecca Armstrong

Sep 4, 20132 min read

Job opportunity with Organiclea

Do you share a passion for the wide-ranging benefits of local food production and outdoor work? Are you motivated by seeing people’s...

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Rebecca Armstrong

Aug 30, 20131 min read

Job opportunity: Community Engagement Worker

Are you passionate about promoting low carbon lifestyles? – Do you know how to reach people in under represented communities? – Do you...

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A Community Wine Making Scheme for London Gardeners

Rebecca Armstrong

Aug 26, 20131 min read

A Community Wine Making Scheme for London Gardeners

The Hawkwood Winery will accept grapes from households, put them together into two separate batches to make red and white wine, and then...

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Rebecca Armstrong

Aug 24, 20131 min read

Resilient Food Systems: 13/14 Sep at Hawkwood, Chingford

The Transition Network is running a 2 day training course for growers and other food producers on low carbon resilient systems just up...

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Community skillshare: Preparing to Preserve 8pm Weds 24th July

Rebecca Armstrong

Jul 18, 20131 min read

Community skillshare: Preparing to Preserve 8pm Weds 24th July

With the ‘grow your own’ glut approaching, and year round BOGOFs (buy one get one free) in the stores, take a moment to share ideas about...

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Rebecca Armstrong

Jul 5, 20132 min read

Site development worker at Hawkwood – job opportunity

Are you: passionate about local food production, sustainable building and working with people? a “handy” person experienced in both...

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Community skillshare: Repair Cafe 8pm Weds 26th June

Rebecca Armstrong

Jun 9, 20131 min read

Community skillshare: Repair Cafe 8pm Weds 26th June

Household items, bikes, furniture, electrical goods, clothes … find out from other local people how easy & satisfying it is to repair...

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Rebecca Armstrong

May 15, 20131 min read

Wildlife Reworked

This Sunday, 19th May, she will be at The Mill from 2pm to 4pm, where anyone who’s interested in taking part can come along to find out...

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Community skillshare: Container Growing 8pm Weds 22nd May

Rebecca Armstrong

May 13, 20131 min read

Community skillshare: Container Growing 8pm Weds 22nd May

Now we can’t promise that you’ll quite achieve this. But you can try to get near it! Find out how easy it is to grow spicy salad leaves...

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Rebecca Armstrong

Apr 29, 20131 min read

Solar Schools – Bring clean energy to a classroom near you

Do you know a school that could do something amazing? 10:10 is looking for schools to join their groundbreaking Solar Schools project in...

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TFP Summer 2013 issue out now in Walthamstow

Rebecca Armstrong

Apr 28, 20131 min read

TFP Summer 2013 issue out now in Walthamstow

As well as giving a unique Transition twist on news and comments upfront in the paper, there is a strong features section at the back of...

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Rebecca Armstrong

Apr 18, 20131 min read

Food growing in Waltham Forest: Monday 29th April 8:00 pm

Waltham Forest Council is holding a debate on “How can we encourage and support more residents to grow their own food?” In the current...

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Super New Foraging Plus! 8pm on Weds 24th April

Rebecca Armstrong

Apr 14, 20131 min read

Super New Foraging Plus! 8pm on Weds 24th April

We will be shown and discuss the tips and tricks of foraging: the “wheres”, “hows” and “whys” around it. There will also be an...

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Rebecca Armstrong

Mar 26, 20131 min read

£20k for best student idea to reduce building carbon emissions

Background The Mayor’s Low Carbon Prize is provided by the Mayor of London’s Office and administered by the Greater London Authority...

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Bike maintenance skillshare: Weds 27th March

Rebecca Armstrong

Mar 18, 20130 min read

Bike maintenance skillshare: Weds 27th March

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Rebecca Armstrong

Feb 24, 20131 min read

Walthamstow Food Coop launches

Thanks to steering group member Remy, who has been working so hard behind the scenes, the Walthamstow Food Coop is now up and running. ...

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Walthamstow Marshes Foraging Walk Sunday 19th May

Rebecca Armstrong

Feb 16, 20131 min read

Walthamstow Marshes Foraging Walk Sunday 19th May

WF LETS Foraging Walk May 2012 Phil Mason from Urban Harvest & Rasheeqa Ahmad from Hedge Herbs will lead us on a walk through the...

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