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| Region | Hackney |
| Town/Village | Hackney |
| Interests | Helping people to Get Growing in their homes and communities. Interests: Food Sovereignty, Organic Growing, Permaculture, Community Cohesion, Microallotments, Sheet Mulching and Cups of Tea. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | N7 and N19 |
| Interests | I have been gardening since I was 3 years old. I have a large allotment in Barnet. I support a Growing Group of primarily elder people at Holloway Neighbourhood Group and support fellow allotmenteers. I am interested in supporting any local individuals and community gardens interested in food growing. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | The Caxton House Garden |
| Interests | We are working on a women's gardening project and are hoping to provide a peaceful space where women can meet each other and learn more about growing their own food. Our target group for this project is mainly women from migrant/refugee background who dont have a great deal of access to the outdoors. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Islington/ Dalston |
| Interests | I am a relatively new gardener, having been growing in my small garden for 2 years. I am especially experienced in growing vegetables and herbs for cooking, e.g. potatoes, tomatoes, courgettes, beans, lettuce. |
| Region | Camden |
| Town/Village | Tufnell Park/Kentish Town |
| Interests | I love growing things to eat with my young daughter in our small front garden. I have grown organically for many years in pots, windowboxes and balconies and feel there is great potential in growing food in small unused spaces in our city. |
| Region | Camden |
| Town/Village | North London |
| Interests | Growing and learning about a wide range of fruits, vegetables and flowers, then using them in the kitchen to make delicious food! |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | EC1 and N1 |
| Interests | Leading a group to make Quaker Gardens, EC1 a more beautiful and biodiverse place. Interested in all plants, herbs, flowers, fruit and veg. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Mayville Estate |
| Interests | Art & Design, cycling and organic gardening, especially vegetables |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Islington |
| Interests | A garden writer who likes nothing more than escaping the desk and going out and working in the garden. I enjoy meeting people and for this reason I have a stall every fortnight in Columbia Flower Market selling kitchen and garden antiques. I was trained at the English Gardening School in design and in practical gardening with the City and Guilds. I am enjoying being a Master Gardener, particularly as it is in my home patch. |
| Region | Camden |
| Town/Village | Islington; Camden; Haringey |
| Interests | Good food, cooking, nutrition and health, growing, reading, walking, music, parties and spending time with nice people |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Archway |
| Interests | Growing vegetables in small gardens containers. Gardening for Early Years. Cooking what you grow. |
| Region | Camden |
| Town/Village | Camden and Islington |
| Interests | Gardening in small spaces and containers, especially beans, garlic, herbs and soft fruit; the medicinal properties of plants and their part in health, wellbeing, and community life. |
| Region | Hackney |
| Town/Village | Clapton |
| Interests | Permaculture, Urban agriculture, Growing food |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | N7, N19, N1, N5 are closest but happy to go anywhere in Islington or North Camden |
| Interests | Wildlife and pet-friendly gardening. 25 years gardening experience and RHS qualified. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | North Islington/Hackney |
| Interests | Growing a wide range of food and getting community growing projects established. I am also studying part time for a horticulture qualification from the RHS |
| Region | Camden |
| Town/Village | South London |
| Interests | Hello! I'm the South London Master Gardener Coordinator and sharing with Philip Turvil the co-ordination of the North London Master Gardeners Dec 2012 - Feb 2013. I'm a point of contact for South and North London Master Gardeners, households and groups wanting a year's growing support from Master Gardeners and people who might want to become Master Gardeners. I'm involved with community growing and cropping and love to grow at my mini-allotment in Clapham too. I'm looking forward to 2013 with a particular focus on seed saving (beans and squash), resilience crops and quinoa. Other projects include Lambeth Poly, the Clapham Common Bandstand Beds and Incredible Edible Lambeth. |
| Region | Haringey |
| Town/Village | Reasonable cycling distance of Harringay! |
| Interests | Growing fruit and veg, community gardening, sustainability, cooking, reading. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | angel |
| Interests | Gardening, travelling, growing food, adventuring, social justice. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Highbury and Islington |
| Interests | Interested in growing veg in my small back garden and on the windown ledge and patio. I also have a very small allotment which is a great resource for lovely fresh veg. Happy to provide support to anyone who wants to grow veg in unlikely places! |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Islington and Hackney |
| Interests | fruit trees and all trees really, growing food (obviously), and triathlon when I've got time |
| Region | Hackney |
| Town/Village | Hackney/Haringey borders but willing to travel |
| Interests | Organic gardening, especially growing food, reusing and recycling materials for gardening and crafts, making and learning to make just about anything really! |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Clerkenwell |
| Interests | Organic food growing, wildlife gardening, permaculture, beekeeping, working with children |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Kentish Town |
| Interests | Growing fruit and veg in my small garden which I'm slowly trying to turn into a rural idyll. Live music and lots of other lovely things that London has to offer which can be all the more appreciated when I get a chance to run around in the countryside too. I'm lucky enough to work from Sustain's offices and am surrounded by people who are passionate about getting good, thoughtful food onto the nation's plates which is very inspiring. |
| Region | Haringey |
| Town/Village | Muswell Hill N10. based in organic garden in Queen's Wood N10 3JP |
| Interests | Fruit and veg growing. Working with children. Helping people to grow their own. |
| Region | Haringey |
| Town/Village | Highgate, Muswell Hill, Holloway |
| Interests | Working with young people and happy to help new allotment plot holders or community projects |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Transition Highbury Community Garden Christ Church, Highbury Grove |
| Interests | I am interested in growing enough food to share with the local community of Highbury/ Islington as well as finding new unused spaces to g |
| Region | Hackney |
| Town/Village | Homerton/Lower Clapton |
| Interests | Growing vegetables and herbs; learning about the hows, whys and whens of planning, planting, nurturing and protecting what's in the plot. I've been on the Hackney Allotment Society's waiting list for many, many years. In that time, I've really enjoyed helping friends out on their allotments while always yearning for my own bit of space. And just this winter took up the offer of two raised beds in a local housing estate's growing community. It's a 15 minute stroll from home, so the fun begins here!!! |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Finsbury Park and Keston Center |
| Interests | I am a keen grower of fruit and veg - especially in restricted spaces in Central London. I like helping people and groups get confidence in beginning growing and like to do talks/workshops on planting. I also do sessional work with adults with enduring mental health problems and offenders in the 15-18 years range. I like doing events and displays. My theme for 2011 - 2012 season is BRINGING THE FRUIT AND VEG GROWING RIGHT TO THE HIGH STREET. I have teamed up with Rockstone Gardener to materialise some stunning new displays and projects in conjunction with the Master Gardener programme. Lets Go Lets Grow is the name of my own organisation and we have 10 sites and projects currently in London plus 2 acres of land in Kent. I am particularly interested in growing sub-tropical plants. Like many others I have a PASSION FOR PLANTING and love reggae music. |
| Region | Hackney |
| Town/Village | In and around De Beauvoir Town |
| Interests | As a primary school teacher I am particularly keen on getting children and young adults engaged in growing and looking after plants. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Islington and Hackney |
| Interests | A lot of my family lives nearby and I enjoy enthusing my children and grandchildren about growing things. As well as growing vegetables, I am interested in making jewellery and learning Spanish. I volunteer at a local primary school and help with local community activities. I love growing (and eating!) tomatoes of all varieties! |
| Region | Hackney |
| Town/Village | |
| Interests | Part of Cordwainers Community Garden. Interested in promoting food growing and green living. |
| Region | Haringey |
| Town/Village | The Ladder Children's Centre N4 |
| Interests | I very much enjoy getting young children engaged and caring about growing things and all that that involves. I love their enthusiasm and the challenges of doing practical gardening with small and very enthusiastic hands. Children's questions and ways of putting things is endlessly engaging. I strongly believe if you get them hooked at a very young age it could lead to a life long passion for gardening - it worked with me! I currently run weekly gardening sessions with up to 15 x 3 and 4 yr olds at the Ladder Children's Centre Haringey. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Finsbury Park / Stroud Green |
| Interests | Always interested in helping out with school initiatives and community events. |
| Region | Hackney |
| Town/Village | Clapton, Hackney |
| Interests | I am the Coordinator of the North London Master Gardener Programme. I recruit, train and support Master Gardeners in North London. I have previously designed, set up and managed volunteering and mentoring programmes for social entrepreneurs, young people, employees of large city firms and most recently for a new community food kitchen in Stoke Newington. I am also a certified coach and love supporting people to develop their confidence to follow new pursuits in life, whether that’s food growing or any other new passion. I recently acquired my very own woodland garden in Hackney (a rare phenomenon) and am relishing the prospect of my first growing season and spending time experimenting in my new potting shed. The main dilemma though is what to try first? |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | N19 3RN |
| Interests | I am interested in combining veggie growing with healthy living. I work at a big medical centre in N19 where we want to encourage patients to get involved in developing and enjoying our small garden plot and, hopefully, move on to grow veggies in and around their own homes. As well as gardening, I'm interested in the natural world and I particularly enjoy walking and foraging in wild places with my dog. When the season is right, I'm an avid mushroom gatherer! |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | I run the Mildmay Time Bank on the Hackney side of Islington but don't mind travelling. |
| Interests | Food and herbs - my partner and I have a kitchen plot at King Henry's Walk Garden. Container gardening - I've been growing Bonsai for 30 years. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Islington and other north/south London boroughs |
| Interests | Keen grower and project manager for Master Gardener programme. Also horticultural talks, press work, organic growing, amateur dramatics |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Islington and Camden |
| Interests | I enjoy growing a variety of veg in containers on my patio and windowsill. I am currently studying the RHS level 2 course via distance learning and I also volunteer as often as possible at a local community garden. I absolutely love to cook and bake, making the majority of my food from scratch. I'm looking forward to assisting North London residents discover the joy of growing their own food and learning fantastic ways to prepare it! |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Islington/Camden |
| Interests | Outdoors, food, flowers, music, people |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Islington and any other nearby boroughs |
| Interests | Growing fruit and veg as well as herbs! Going to fun events. |
| Region | Haringey |
| Town/Village | Volunteer co-ordinator supporting Master Gardeners in Islington, Haringey, Hackney and Camden. |
| Interests | Community gardening and resident involvement in Haringey. Love to grow in my small garden, especially herbs, salad leaves and runner beans! |
| Region | Hackney |
| Town/Village | Tottenham and Walthamstow |
| Interests | Cycling, reading about plants, walking. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Tufnell Park |
| Interests | Growing my own produce, supporting other to get growing, helping to develop community growing spaces.. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | Throughout Islington |
| Interests | Herbs Workshops Community Projects & Events |
| Region | Haringey |
| Town/Village | Turnpike Lane |
| Interests | Communities, organic vegetables, green roofs. |
| Region | Islington |
| Town/Village | EC1Y OLD STREET |
| Interests | I love gardening. I work with children in two schools, also an adventure play ground, and volnty, at girls brigade on a Monday eve… Love animals too… |
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