We are pleased to announce that this year’s summer gathering will be held at the London Permaculture Festival in Cecil Sharp House in Camden on July 6th. In addition to our seasonal meeting from 11am-1pm we will be hosting horticultural games in the afternoon and running a stall on the day. The gathering is a…
In March CFGN highlighted the threat of the EU plant reproductive material debates being drawn into the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free-trade talks between the US and the EU. Read below for more info and a call-out to stop the decisions of TTIP on how we swap seeds and the corporate power grab…
See this report, published on the Land Worker’s Alliance blog, highlighting their experience of attending a protest in Brussels this January against the EU Plant Reproductive Material Law. http://landworkersalliance.org.uk/2014/01/reclaiming-farmers-rights-to-seeds/
Urban food growing has been on the rise in recent years- promoted by municipalities as they respond for trends and demands in ‘local food’. In the case of London, this is manifested through Capital Growth, a partnership between London Food Link, the Mayor of London, and the Big Lottery’s Local Food Fund. Everybody is on…