Food growing opportunities
Across Barnet, residents and communities are coming together to grow their own food. Working together to grow our own food is great for our health and wellbeing, lighter on your pocket and good for the planet. Become a community food growing leader or join one of Barnet’s grassroots community growing groups.
Incredible Edible Barnet is a small group of people growing fruit, veg and edible flowers outside a church in New Barnet. The group grow food in a public place to show the community what seasonal food looks, and tastes, like. They grow organically with nature and the planet in mind to also support the local wildlife.
The group also loves talking about food! Growing, eating, wasting – it all gets chatted about as they tend their plot. What it means to eat seasonally, what it means to protect the soil and what it means for the community to have food security. We believe small things really can make a better world when we grow together.
Community sessions at our garden are fortnightly on Saturday mornings from 10am to noon. Get in touch to check future dates. Facebook: IncredibleEdibleBarnet, Twitter: @IncEdibleUK, Instagram: Haveagrow or sign up to the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ggT4w5
Community Orchard on the Stonegrove Estate
The Stonegrove Community Trust is developing its first community orchard. Barnet residents are very welcome to join the Garden Club and Community Orchard Project which meets every Wednesday from 10.30 to 12pm at OneStoneGrove. Contact Poppy Fishman for more information: poppy@sct.london
Food Growing at Tarling Road Community Centre
Last year a small, grassed area in front of Tarling Road Community Centre in N2 was converted into three growing beds. It was a challenge as there was no running water. Now there is a tap installed beside the garden and growing is in full swing. The group is looking for new members, so get involved! Contact brown.kate@btinternet.com
The Roundabout Garden
A new project will turn the Cloister Road roundabout into a productive and attractive community-driven garden. Local residents and volunteers will plant and maintain the garden and community members will be invited to contribute ideas, volunteer and share in the harvest. The garden will be designed to incorporate a variety of flowers, vegetables, fruit, and herbs, creating a vibrant and diverse green space for the community to enjoy. Get involved! Contact roundaboutgardennw2@gmail.com.
Barnet Community Harvesters
A grassroots initiative that harvests Barnet’s surplus fruits such as apples, pears and plums, and shares their haul with food banks and community groups. Since 2020, they’ve harvested nearly five tonnes of fruit. Whether you have fruit to share, or want to help pick and distribute fruit, it is a great way to connect with nature and your community. Get involved! Contact: barnetcommunityharvesters@gmail.com
Hendon Food Forest
A community food forest will be planted in Hendon in Autumn 2024. Follow Earthwatch Europe to find out when the next community design workshop will take place.