The Garden is Open!

Thank you to all of those who made the Edible Garden opening such a wonderful day. After a brief hiatus we have finally found a home, and an incredible one at that. You can find us in Mile End Park at the Growing Zone, Children's Park, Locksley Street, Limehouse, E14 7EJ.

Last Friday was our first session in the space and we were greeted by a beautifully sunny morning in our corner of Mile End as we began to create The Edible Garden, a space for the community to grow and cook food together, meet neighbours and share stories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We began by clearing space in the fire zone, building the willow den with Mia in the growing zone and we watched as Tom deftly knocked up 3 raised beds before you could say zucchini.  After a sweaty morning we all stopped for our Pot-Luck Lunch of delicious home-grown asparagus (thank you Colleen!), potato, salad, eggs, homemade mustard mayo, all assembled by Mike.  And we were joined for lunch by the families from the stay and play session in the children's centre.

Fully replenished we eagerly awaited our food-stop, so with only 2 hours to go before the next meal, we cracked on. The willow den began to take shape, with some help from Max and Tejaun. Elaine and Ameera planted chillies and we met Rimni who has agreed to run a curry masterclass with us in the coming weeks. Thank you to Annie from the WI who donated plants for the garden.

We then settled round the fire, to make and eat dampers (bread on sticks), fresh herb butters and home-grown rhubarb compote (thanks again Colleen).

It was a truly wonderful day and a pleasure to meet everybody. A very big thank you to Lyndsay for making us so welcome and for the delicious foraging you did with Mike.

We’ve had a taste of things to come. The Edible Garden will be open to all every Wednesday & Friday  from 9.30am-5pm