Organised through the BIG Alliance, a team of volunteers from the City of London Corporation helped to rebuild a path between our orchard and the vegetable garden.

Volunteers have removed the remnants of our previous turf and the top few inches of soil including plastic mesh from the turf. We will add leaf mould, manure and compost and sow a seed mix designed as shade, drought and foot traffic tolerant. Our new lawn will emerge in the spring.

Thank you to the BIG Alliance for organising a volunteer group from Sage Publishing. They harvested fruit and moved great quantities of donated bark chippings to our woodland paths.  

Huge thank you to The BIG Alliance for the team of volunteers from NHS Property Services who came along to help. Our garden house had a good clean and wood treatment.

Fruit and veg available for a donation at our volunteer gardening sessions.

Ruby led a training session for Olden’s Earthlings – covering some of the basics of organic and regenerative food growing – watering techniques, soil care and composting, seed sowing and seedling care, companion planting, organic methods for pest management, harvesting and more!

Acacia Avenue donated plants to revive these borders in Olden Garden

100 members of Islington u3a enjoyed drinks and nibbles at their annual summer party in Olden Garden.

Ready for a summer picnic on the lawn – for mums and babies from Birth Companions.