Cultivate Waltham Forest

Cultivate Waltham Forest, Waltham Forest Council’s first urban food growing festival, has lined up over 50 events, including a conference, food-a-fair and gardener’s question time as part of its Cultivate Waltham Forest food growing festival from 21 - 30th March 2014.

TV Gardener Joe Swift attended the launch conference event, which aims to mark Waltham Forest as the garden of London harnessing the knowledge, skills and enthusiasm of amateur and professional food and related growers. Events throughout the week:

• Grow Waltham Forest: a conference shaping the future of food growing in the Borough led by Capital Growth
• The Big Dig: A borough-wide day preparing to grow food together
• Gardeners’ Q&A: Expert green-fingered tips, ideas and solutions to help own food cultivation
• Food-a-Fair: A day out celebrating food growing and making from plot to plate
• Farmers’ Market Day: Keeping it fresh and green in Waltham Forest
• Fringe Festival: Promoting food growing initiatives such as a Seed Swap, workshops including one on Finding Space To Grow, drop in centres and tours across the whole community
• Get Growing In Your School: How to start and run your own school garden

More at: www.cultivatewf.org

Images: Nicola Tree