28/09: Organic Vegetables In The Borough
One of IG's young members Mark Donaldson is getting a grip on food sustainability in his own backyard:
From Concrete to Kitchen: Growing Vegetables in a Backyard in Islington
Mark Donaldson has now written a piece on his operations in his backgarden, with many photographs, and this is now in the Library. As well as getting lots of vegetables, he operates as sustainably as possible, not least by using discarded wood, estate agents' signs, and other unwanted material for his shelving, raised beds, and so on. He has plans for the future involving hens, bees, fish ..... Mark is a member of the Organic Gardening Forum which is a gathering of Islington residents who are trying to promote home food growing. The Forum meets monthly at the Green Living Centre (222 Upper Street, Islington),and welcomes anyone seeking advice on organic gardening, anyone wishing to organise a food-growing event, and other existing community groups wishing to grow food. For more information please contact Greenliving@islington.gov.uk or telephone 020 7327 6726.
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From Concrete to Kitchen: Growing Vegetables in a Backyard in Islington
Mark Donaldson has now written a piece on his operations in his backgarden, with many photographs, and this is now in the Library. As well as getting lots of vegetables, he operates as sustainably as possible, not least by using discarded wood, estate agents' signs, and other unwanted material for his shelving, raised beds, and so on. He has plans for the future involving hens, bees, fish ..... Mark is a member of the Organic Gardening Forum which is a gathering of Islington residents who are trying to promote home food growing. The Forum meets monthly at the Green Living Centre (222 Upper Street, Islington),and welcomes anyone seeking advice on organic gardening, anyone wishing to organise a food-growing event, and other existing community groups wishing to grow food. For more information please contact Greenliving@islington.gov.uk or telephone 020 7327 6726.
