EVENTS

WINTER WORKSHOPS
@ Grow Mayow Community Garden
Dates for your diary
Each workshop will incur a small charge to cover costs & places are limited so please do let me know of your interest in your preferred dates.
All workshops will be held at Grow Mayow Community Garden. 10.30am - 4.30pm (approx)
NOVEMBER
 
Friday 15th
rosehip & crab apple jelly
grape jam
Thursday 28th
DECEMBER
 
Tues 10th 
Friday 27th
JANUARY (2014)
 
Thursday 9th
Monday 20th


On the menu....
Rosehip & Crab Apple Jelly
Membrillo (quince cheese)
Pear & Red Onion Relish
Fruit Jams & Butters
Apple Chutney
Rosehip Syrup
Grape Jam
Chilli Jam
Butter & Bread
 
 Hope to see you there.
Love Vera

OCTOBER
 


As with all events, please do call/text/email me for more details.
Please wear appropriate outdoor clothing for all events and as always... Bring your OWN BAGS!!

ADVANCE NOTICE:FRIDAY 1st NOVEMBER: 10.30-4.30 Quince Day workshop at Grow Mayow - Please contact me for booking info. Nominal fee will apply to cover costs, but you do get to take some produce home. Limited places!! Please book early.

SUNDAY 27th AM: Another chance to gather chestnuts in Greenwich Park Advice provided on how to differentiate between Horse & Sweet chestnut trees and nuts. Recipes may also be provided, but these will also be posted on the website prior to the event.
As last week, we will aim to meet just before 11am, ready for a short introduction and be ready to kick off our collecting at 11am. The event is expected to last several hours depending on weather conditions and how much fruit people want to collect.
As usual, we plan to bring a close to the event by toasting each others good health & sharing foraging tales in a local public house (yet to be decided).
Sturdy footwear is a must. Gloves are optional, but recommended.


FRIDAY 25th AM: tbc; but either a garden harvest in SE23 or pear picking in Syd SE26


THURSDAY 24th AM: Harvest of apple tree/s in Honor Oak area. Possibly more than one garden (tbc)
TUESDAY 22nd AM: Pear picking in SE23 Brockley rise area. This will be an early harvest to start at 9am. Meet at 8.45am on Brockley Rise
 
TUESDAY 22nd AM/PM: Grow wild are having a special day event. This will start earlier than normal at 11am, meet at Peckham Library for a forage in the meadows then on to cook with the produce at the kitchen in New Cross SE14. They will possibly be cooking additional recipes with previously harvested fruits. This event workshop may be accompanied by a film crew.
 
SUN 20th 11.30AM: Chestnut foraging at Greenwich Park. Meeting points at Forest Hill, Lewisham Station and Blackheath (Shooters Hill) 


SAT 19th AM: Albion Millenium Green Orchard Walk Meet at Forest Hill Station @ 11am
SAT 19th PM:We will be meeting at the Honor Oak Aerial site and visiting a nearby garden which had 6 different varieties of Apple trees. Bring picking picks if you have, or can borrow.

FRI 18th AM: Pear tree harvest in Honor Oak Park area. Meet at 9.30am
FRI 18th NOON: Harvest of 2 apple trees, also in Honor Oak Park. Time TBC
FRI 18th PM: Possibility of attending 2 garden in the same rd, local to the earlier harvests. (TBC)
THURS 17th Morning: We will be visiting 2 adjacent gardens behind Hornimans Museum that has several apples trees. Meet at 9.30am
THURS 17th Afternoon: We will be vising a garden in New Cross. Meet at 2pm
SUN 13th Some of us are heading over to One Tree Hill / Brenchley Gardens early afternoon, to look for sloes and some late blackberries. Contact me for meeting place.

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