08/01/2016
Check out our guide to free food growing resources:
Free compost
EcoPark Compost Hub, 108-112 Camley St, Kings Cross N1C 4PF. Open every day during daylight hours. Take bags & spade. In raised beds mix 1 part compost and 2 parts topsoil.
East London Community Recycling Partnership have free unsifted compost for collection, please phone first 020 8986 5608 / email [email protected]
North London Waste Authority deliver free 15 tonnes of compost to suitable sites. Orders should be placed at least two months in advance. 020 8489 5730 / [email protected] In raised beds mix 1 part compost and 2 parts topsoil.
Free topsoil
https://www.gumtree.com/search?search_category=freebies&q=topsoil&search_location=London
https://www.gumtree.com/search?search_category=freebies&q=soil&search_location=London
Check it out before taking it. Make sure it’s from a back garden and not an industrial site, which will probably be polluted. And that it’s topsoil not clay.
Scaffolding boards £2/m
To build raised beds, garden furniture, etc http://www.frponline.org.uk/2016/01/revamp-a-community-space-in-london-thanks-to-our-6000-litre-paint-giveaway-2/
Free well rotted manure
Wellgate Community Farm, Collier Row Rd, Romford RM5 2BH
Free chipped wood
Ask a tree surgeon, it’s waste to them. https://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?keywords=tree+surgeons&location=hackney&scrambleSeed=1225750356
Free garden stuff
https://www.gumtree.com/search?distance=0&search_category=freebies&q=garden&search_location=London&search-gumtree=
Free shed
https://www.gumtree.com/search?distance=0&search_category=freebies&q=shed&search_location=London&search-gumtree=
Free greenhouse
https://www.gumtree.com/search?distance=0&search_category=freebies&q=greenhouse&search_location=London&search-gumtree=
Free paving
https://www.gumtree.com/search?distance=0&search_category=freebies&q=paving&search_location=London&search-gumtree=
Free bricks for garden wall or barbecue
https://www.gumtree.com/search?distance=0&search_category=freebies&q=bricks&search_location=London&search-gumtree=
Free veg seeds
WEN have a seed bank if you live in Tower Hamlets. http://wen.org.uk
Propagate soft fruit, grapevine and fig tree from cuttings in winter
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=387
Allotments on council estates
Do you live on a council estate in Hackney and would like your to grow veg in the communal garden? You need 5+ residents to get permission from Hackney Homes. To apply fill in form, which you all have to sign. http://www.hackneyhomes.org.uk/grow-your-own.htm
http://www.hackneyhomes.org.uk/Grow_Your_Own_-_Process_and_Application_Form(1).doc
Free food growing courses
AQA Level 1
2 day food growing workshop at Mobile Garden City E15 2ER. Email [email protected] to sign up for next course
Level 2 Fruit & Veg
At Capel Manor Regents Park. Starts in Sept. Free fees if you're on JSA/ESA. £30 course materials fee but fill in a bursary form for £60 bursary, childcare costs & 70% of fares refunded http://www.capel.ac.uk/horticulture-and-landscaping/regents-park/the-fruit-and-vegetable-gardener-level-2.html
Free food growing workshops
Check out our http://twitter.com/FoodGrowingFree
Free foraging guide: http://wildfoodschool.co.uk/urban/wfsURBANGUIDE.pdf
Free perennial veg plants, soft fruit and some herbs for community gardens Mon & Fri 11-3 from Edible Landscapes in Manor House http://ediblelandscapeslondon.org.uk/thePlants
Free garden tools for community gardens
http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/project.php?id=3 To be added to the list for the next tool giveaway near you, please email your organisation and location to [email protected] or call 0207 591 3111.
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