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 […]
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July 10, 2026 / July 13, 2026 by Marlene Barrett
An evening of storytelling, food and folk song We’re so excited to host Alex Etchart’s ‘Winds of the People’ on the evening of 24 July at Hawkwood community farm. An evening of story, food and music exploring Latin American social movements from the 60s to the present day through folk songs from Chile, Argentina & […]
June 11, 2026 / June 11, 2026 by Marlene Barrett
Saturday 20 June 2026, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm What is soil? How is it formed? What are its physical and chemical properties? This one day workshop will deliver the foundational principles of soil science which will equip growers with the knowledge they need to understand their own soil and work productively with it. Topics […]
May 15, 2026 / May 20, 2026 by Marlene Barrett
Sunday 31 May at Hawkwood Community Farm Our second open day of the year sees us continuing to offer a wide range of plants and composts to help you with your growing season! As well as a fully stocked farmstall, vegan lunch and snacks, and site tours, including one led by and designed for young […]
May 14, 2026 / July 20, 2026 by Marlene Barrett
We have an exciting and wide range of workshop over this summer and autumn – join us for a taster or introduction or specialised focus on different food and land-based skills. We offer tiered fees with a standard fee of £65, the invitation to pay a higher solidarity fee, and a number of discounted places […]
April 30, 2026 by Marlene Barrett
Saturday 23 May 2026, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm Salad leaves can be grown successfully all year round, in a wide range of environments. But there’s more to a salad than just lettuce. Join us for a day of exploration where we study and celebrate the many different wonderful salad leaves and flowers which make […]
April 9, 2026 / April 14, 2026 by Marlene Barrett
Sunday 26 April at Hawkwood Nursery Join us for our first open day of the year as the growing season gets fully underway! We’ll have all you need to give your growing a head-start – featuring our biggest plant sale of the year, bargain bag-your-own compost, and free sunflower seed sowing for pollinators too. Come […]
March 13, 2026 by Marlene Barrett
Waltham Forest Food Growers Network Community Organiser (3 days per week) We are looking for someone to support the development of the Waltham Forest Food Growers Network (WF FGN) as it takes its next steps to becoming a formal, powerful, member-led organisation for community food growers in the borough. The network has developed from grassroots […]
February 18, 2026 / March 2, 2026 by Marlene Barrett
Another world is possible! Run by Spiralseed and hosted at OrganicLea, this permaculture design course is all about helping you design a better life, community, and world. It runs over six weekends, from spring through to autumn 2026, at the 12-acre Hawkwood Nursery, on the edge of Epping Forest. Course details You’ll learn practical ways […]
February 10, 2026 / February 11, 2026 by Marlene Barrett
We’re looking for 8 or 9 new volunteer trainees this year to join OrganicLea for a supported learning placement. You’ll come to Hawkwood Nursery in Chingford, London, one day a week for nine months where a mentor from our workers’ cooperative will help you build your skills in your chosen area. We offer travel expenses […]
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