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A workers’ cooperative growing food on London’s edge in the Lea Valley

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What’s in your bags, September 28 2026

September 28, 2026 / September 28, 2026 by Laura

This week’s (w/c September 28th) listing of delicious seasonal vegetables and fruit Bag contents Large Veg bags have Charlotte potatoes, dirty carrots, brown onions, mixed chard, cucumber, beetroot, cavolo nero kale, broccoli, red radish. No potato bags have: pattypan squash Standard Veg bags have Charlotte potatoes, dirty carrots, brown onions, beetroot, Florence fennel, cavolo nero kale, pointed […]

September Open Day and Plant Sale

September 8, 2026 by Marlene Barrett

Sunday 27 September at Hawkwood Community Farm Our autumn open day features a Plant Sale where you can buy seedlings to plant for winter. Mustards, rocket, endive, kale, chard.. all helping to keep up your vitamin and mineral intake over the colder months and keep your garden green to remind you of the next growing […]

OrganicLea’s Farm School: 4-week pilot

August 11, 2026 / September 1, 2026 by Laura

Farm School at OrganicLea is a new initiative of OrganicLea’s Young People’s Team for children aged between 5 and 8 (one younger sibling can be facilitated per family and will need to be in the care of their grown-up at all times). Our remit is to help raise the next generation of food growers in connection […]

OrganicLea’s Friday Forest School: Autumn Term 2026

August 11, 2026 / August 11, 2026 by Laura

OrganicLea’s homegrown forest school is for families and takes place in our beautiful and abundant 12-acre food-growing site, Hawkwood Plant Nursery. We are offering 2 sessions this Autumn Term for children and their grown-ups (younger siblings are also welcome): Friday morning session from 9.45 – 11.45 am open to all preschoolers and for those who are still napping […]

Introduction to Wild Mushroom Identification

July 28, 2026 / August 4, 2026 by Laura

Course runs twice: Sunday 4 October and Sunday 18 October 2026, 10.30 am – 4.30 pm This course is aimed at those who are interested in the fantastic world of fungi and would like to learn more about mushrooms, how to identify them, and taste some varieties not available in the supermarkets! This one-day course […]

Mushroom Cultivation for Beginners

July 23, 2026 by Laura

Saturday 1 August 2026, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm This one-day workshop will deliver the foundational principles for cultivating many of the mushrooms considered edible. Combining theory with practical learning, the workshop will include the following topics: mushrooms we can and cannot grow understanding the mushroom lifecycle working with mycelium using liquid culture to create […]

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Programmes for kids

Forest School Farm School is a forest school for families held in the woodland area of Hawkwood Plant Nursery in Chingford. Hawkwood is in the London borough of Waltham Forest. The site borders the ancient woodland of Epping Forest, and is an ideal setting for young children to become familiar with the natural world. The […]

The importance of pollinators

Pollination is essential for plant reproduction, but pollinating insects such as bees, wasps and butterflies are under threat. They are affected by climate change, pesticides, disease, and the way land is used for agriculture. Perhaps the biggest problem for pollinators is modern, intensive farming. ‘Unless we change our ways of producing food, insects as a […]

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We are pleased to let you know that we are holding two Level 2 introduction and assessment sessions in June. You only need to attend one session, and both sessions will cover all the Level 2 courses that we will be running.

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