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Sumac Garden Project, looking verdant [Food for the Future]

Tash [alan lodge] | 19.05.2009 00:52 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Free Spaces

Folks have been beavering away in the Sumac Yard Garden.


































Folks have been beavering away in the Sumac Yard Garden.

The yard has been much improved, with some of the asphalt being dug up. Wooden 'trough boxes' built. Many, many pots and seeds planted in the poly greenhouse.

So, as spring has officially arrived [well, sort of] the yard now looks particularly green and generally verdant.

Volunteers have obviously put in the hours here. The objective, not just to grow food for the Sumac itself ..... but also to provide a positive example on what can be achieved in quite modest urban surroundings.

It is hoped folks would look at what has been achieved here, and think they could adapt ideas to their own circumstances.

How about getting involved?

With this in mind there is a skillshare coming up that you might be interested in.

"Food for the Future" will show people how we can reduce our impact on the planet by growing our own. After all, the food we eat can be one of the most carbon-expensive parts of our everyday life.

You can get more info by contacting the skillshare at:  skillshare@eastsideclimateaction.org.uk 07944 889580

 http://www.eastsideclimateaction.org.uk/skillshare

"Food for the Future" skillshare 9.00am - 6.30pm 23rd May 2009 at the Sumac centre, 245 Gladstone St, NG7 6HX  http://www.sumac.org.uk

No need to book, but please turn up at the beginning of each workshop or be disappointed!

9am- 10pm Sumac breakfast 'old school': return of the famous vegan fry-up. Donations of about £2.50.
10 – 5pm: Cob oven building: Help to make a clay oven from locally sourced materials to bake bread pizas and more! Be ready to get messy and creative!
11 – 4pm: Seed swop: bring and take seeds and seedlings to make your gardens beautiful and productive.
10 – 12.30: Middle East Cuisine: learn how to cook flavoursome dishes from native chefs. Numbers limited so turn up early to avoid disappointment.
10 – 12.30: Propagating your own plants: Learn how to grow useful plants from seed or cuttings, and take some away!

12.30 – 1.30pm: Lunch: delicious vegan meal for donations
1.30 – 3.15: Tomorrow's Lunch. Eating is a pretty important issue for humans. Where does our food come from? Are we going to be able to feed ourselves after peak oil and climate change? Join lively discussions around this topic.
3.15 – 6.15: Exploring the urban jungle, guerilla gardening and foraging walk.
3.15 – 6.15 Container growing: Most of us don't have massive gardens or allotments, so come and be amazed at what you can grow around your home.
3.15 – 6.15: Secret tips for vegan cooking: Want to learn how to cook amazing food that will lower your carbon footprint and impress your mates? Come along and learn from infamous vegan chef Ronny.

6.30: Peoples kitchen:
Special community meal, cooked by volunteer chefs for your delight.
Suggested donation £3. Bring a vegan dish to share if you like.

*****

Previous Sumac and related events

Nottingham Spring into Action :: Seeds, Stencils, and Social @ Sumac
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/04/367463.html

The Sumac Centre Reopens After Radical Revamp
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/09/381592.html

'Fresh' Project at Ecoworks, St Ann's Allotments
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/10/382929.html

Day of Action on Food and Climate Change: food giveaway & anti-Tesco demo
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/06/400226.html

much more 'Tash on Food' at:
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tash/sets/72157603274353832/

Veggies  http://www.veggies.org.uk

Sprout  http://sproutnottingham.org.uk

Ecoworks  http://www.ecoworks.org.uk

St.Anns Allotments  http://www.staa-allotments.org.uk

Greenweeks  http://www.greenweeks.org

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ALAN LODGE
Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham. UK
Email:  tash@indymedia.org
Member of the National Union of Journalists [No: 014345]
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"It is not enough to curse the darkness.
It is also necessary to light a lamp!!"
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Tash [alan lodge]
- e-mail: tash@indymedia.org

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19.05.2009 01:29






reminder to look out for the skillshare on 23 May and the Sumac

& Greenweeks, all over the place  http://www.greenweeks.org

tash


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