Brixton Food and Growing Group

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Comment by PaulS on August 4, 2010 at 6:28pm

Hi Brixton,
Field Power are making carbon-neutral deliveries of our organic, grass-fed, native breeds beef and lamb boxes, which are also carbon neutral - one of the first farms to convert - all our water, water heating, space heating, electricity and transport fuel utilises/ is made of renewables. You can read about the details here: http://www.bigbarn.co.uk/ or place an order here: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Cottage-Farm-Shop. We deliver just once per month, every last Wednesday and quite a few people find it convenient to share a box. And btw, our prices are lower than supermarkets' prices for chemical meat.

Recently I have presented our journey from non-farmers to one of the first organic carbon-neutral beef & lamb farms at The Royal Agricultural College and also at the last Transition Movement's International conference. I would be very happy to combine our next delivery on 25th August (or later deliveries) with a talk/ presentation at a suitable event. Just let me know.
Good luck
Paul

Comment by David Boyce on July 16, 2010 at 5:49pm

Apologies to all who have seen this for the fourth time now or to those who have already contacted me, I don't mean to be a spambot! However, If you are involved in any growing initiatives around the Lambeth area please join this project page http://www.projectdirt.com/group/lambethgardens - Following some very encouraging conversations there definitely appears to be some interest for taking this further beyond research, but we need more people to make a good go of it! Peas and lovage x

Comment by Katy Thompson on May 1, 2010 at 8:13pm

Hello to all -this person has top soil going spare-
hellomate20@hotmail.com
give him a mail if you need any
Cheers
KatyT

Comment by TTBFood on January 11, 2010 at 10:36pm

Hi Therese,

Look about half way down on
http://www.farmgarden.org.uk/publications
You can download it from there.

Let me know if you still have problems.

Penny

Comment by Therese Stowell on January 11, 2010 at 6:43pm

Hi, I'm reading the very helpful Grower's Pack. It recommends reading the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens' Community Garden Starter Pack. I have looked on their website and it is in their members' area, but I can't join as an individual. Does anyone have a copy they could email me? thereses [at] msn.com. Thanks!!

Comment by Katy Thompson on December 14, 2009 at 5:07pm

HELLO EVERYONE I'M NEW!
i am helping out with coordination of the group after Bonnie and Zoes hand over a few weeks ago.
Penny Noy is stearing the coordination and Katy Press is hard at work with coordination and writing the news letter-OUT SOON. Im going though our contacts list and doing misc admin.
We are putting out the feelers and would like to meet at green drinks (6.30pm at Trinity Arms 16th dec 09) thats half hour earlier than all other TTBers, so we can say a quick hi and arrange meeting for new year. Please let us know if you can make it.
Look forward to meeting you all.
Cheers
Katy Thompson

Comment by Felix Gonzales on November 14, 2009 at 7:35am

On Saturday 31st October, the Mayor of Lambeth took part in a B£ shopping spree, that started off at Morleys of Brixton department store where the Mayor got himself some B£s.

Next on the list was A&C Continental, Portuguese deli on Atlantic Road, from which the Mayor emerged with a bag of goodies, including herbs and onions for his dinner. From there the Mayoral convoy, made up of a number of B£ supporters and onlookers, moved to the Arcades market for a stop at Wa Zo Bia, African food store, to buy some chilies, and then across to Secondo, vintage clothes outlet, where the Mayor picked up a very cool jersey.

From there, and with many hello-stops at regular intervals, the Mayor reached Nubian Natural Body Care, on Atlantic Road, where B£s came handy in the purchase of some scrumptious salt crystals. Next it was Diverse Gifts, on Atlantic Road, and finally over to Stuart the Watchmaker, on Pope Road, before the Mayor said good bye to the team and headed off to his next engagement. No doubt those bath salts would have come handy that evening.

The shopping spree was a fantastic success in promoting participating businesses and the B£, with passers-by and shoppers out and about in Brixton.

Comment by Sarah Cannon on October 14, 2009 at 2:43pm

These photos were taken at the Urban Green Fair in Brockwell Park on Sunday September 20th. TTB Cookers and Eaters joined with the incredible Ceri Buck who runs Invisible Food. In an outdoor kitchen in the food and garden zone, we made beautiful blackberry & apple jam in a big red pot. The blackberries came from Brixton allotments and the apples from a back garden in Forest Hill. People joined in to help chop fruit, stir the jam and share their own jam making experience. The day began with a wild herb forage and we collected many types including nettle, yarrow and plantain. Water was boiled on rocket stoves in the open air and herb tea was brewed in large colourful pots. In the afternoon we took our jars of jam and jugs of wild herb tea and hosted a picnic together with the Brockwell Bake who had made delicious bread! It was a lovely time and so many thanks to volunteers Katie, Jasmin, Clara, Michelle and Adam for all their help. Click here for more pictures and stories on the Invisible Food blog.

Ceri's Blackberry and Apple Jam Recipe.

Get sweet juicy blackberries from July and higher stem ones in September. Blackberries are high in potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, Vitamin C and bio-flavanoids which act like antioxidants protecting cells.

To make jam you need equal quantities of fruit and sugar. Cook the fruit into a pulp, then SLOWLY dissolve the sugar. Boil furiously for 15 minutes, but don't let the mixture burn. Put into clean, sterilised jars.

For more on Cookers and Eaters watch this space...
Contact Sarah Cannon
cannon_sarah@hotmail.com
07789 103168

Comment by Bonnie on May 3, 2009 at 7:00pm

The launch of the Future of Our Food programme of events happened on the 30th April with Rosie Boycott and Claire Milne talking about our food security.

Comment by Felix Gonzales on April 20, 2009 at 4:51pm