The humble pea is rich in Vitamin C, proteins, carbohydrates and fibre. Who would have thought the handful of green pebbles with your Sunday roast would be so good for you.
Food Growing
Love Guacamole? Grow Your Own Avocado from Scraps
If you’re addicted to Mexican food or love a lazy Sunday brunch with avocado on toast then don’t throw away your avocado stone, grow it instead!
How to Make Carrot Top Pesto From Kitchen Scraps
While you can’t regrow a whole carrot from your discarded carrot tops, you can regrow the tender and succulent green carrot tops, which can make a cracking pesto!
How to Plant a Garden Kitchen Colander Using Kitchen Scraps
A kitchen colander can be a quirky and unique container for growing plants like lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, chives, or strawberries.
How to Grow Ginger and Keep Pesky Pests Away!
Ginger is one of the most delicious spices on the earth. It is loaded with nutrients and bioactive compounds that have powerful benefits for your body and brain. It has been used to help digestion, reduce nausea and help fight the common cold.
Grow Sweet Potatoes From Your Kitchen Waste in 8 Simple Steps
To grow sweet potatoes we first have to nurture ‘slips’ from our kitchen leftovers. Slips are small sprouts that are grown from pre-existing sweet potato plants.
Grow Garlic From a Single Bulb
Confession time. Have you ever had old garlic grow green tops? Well, there is no need to be ashamed or to throw them in the bin because those little beauties are growing magically all on their own.
Cardinal Hume Centre Garden
We are delighted to be renovating the communal garden at this vital centre which supports homeless young people in London.
Journal Entry: Orsetta’s Week
Signs of spring are showing, and we’ve been preparing for the growing season in earnest. Orsetta’s been busy from Greenwich to Stockwell, indoors & out…
Slade Gardens: A New Community Site for 2019
We are delighted to be developing a new community garden at the much-loved Slade Gardens Adventure Playground in Stockwell.