Kate Poland - Hackney Citizen (Page 2)

The Citizen Gardener: ‘It’s easier to erect a building than plant a tree’

Kate Poland on why we need to tip the scales in favour of nature

By Kate Poland

/ 11 Jan 2021

The Citizen Gardener: ‘It’s easier to erect a building than plant a tree’

The Citizen Gardener: ‘Many of our open spaces would not exist without campaigns or protests’

Kate Poland gives us lemons – how to grow them and put them to use – and a fascinating history of the people who have crusaded for our local parks

By Kate Poland

/ 7 Dec 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘Many of our open spaces would not exist without campaigns or protests’

The Citizen Gardener: ‘Even if pesticides don’t kill a bee, they impede its ability to navigate’

Kate Poland on how to grow garlic, why organic bulbs are best, a ‘weed walk’ in Homerton, and free resources to help growers through winter

By Kate Poland

/ 6 Nov 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘Even if pesticides don’t kill a bee, they impede its ability to navigate’

The Citizen Gardener: ‘Even looking at a picture of a river or a wood can improve your mood’

Kate Poland on the mental health benefits of plants, efforts to ‘normalise’ gardening for Black and minority ethnic people, and some surprisingly speedy snails

By Kate Poland

/ 6 Oct 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘Even looking at a picture of a river or a wood can improve your mood’

The Citizen Gardener: Contested Spaces

Kate Poland on the battle for land, a planning overhaul and an eye-opening podcast about climate change

By Kate Poland

/ 4 Sep 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘We can do our bit to save water’

Kate Poland on an impending water crisis in the UK, and what gardeners can do to help protect this precious resource

By Kate Poland

/ 7 Aug 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘We can do our bit to save water’

The Citizen Gardener: ‘Be radical and grow your own food’

Kate Poland on how we can take advantage of the increased interest in food-growing during lockdown

By Kate Poland

/ 17 Jun 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘Be radical and grow your own food’

The Citizen Gardener: ‘There are some inspiring online activities for those who love the outdoors’

Award-winning community gardener Kate Poland has put together a comprehensive list of websites and organisations providing a virtual escape during lockdown

By Kate Poland

/ 1 May 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘There are some inspiring online activities for those who love the outdoors’

The Citizen Gardener: ‘Seeds are now as elusive as Glasto tickets’

Kate Poland on the huge demand for her free seeds and how we can take control of a monopolised supply chain

By Kate Poland

/ 7 Apr 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘Seeds are now as elusive as Glasto tickets’

The Citizen Gardener: ‘There is no waste in nature’

Kate Poland on how we can reduce rubbish in the garden

By Kate Poland

/ 5 Mar 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘There is no waste in nature’

The Citizen Gardener: ‘In nature, plants look after themselves, but people can forget, go away, or just give up’

Kate Poland’s guide to growing in small spaces, based on her first year as the gardener for an entire Hackney postcode

By Kate Poland

/ 10 Feb 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘In nature, plants look after themselves, but people can forget, go away, or just give up’

The Citizen Gardener: ‘A lack of plant diversity means one in five species could be under threat’

Kate Poland on the biodiversity crisis, how individuals can plough their own furrow amid the seed industry’s oligopoly, and why sprouts are not just for Christmas

By Kate Poland

/ 10 Jan 2020

The Citizen Gardener: ‘A lack of plant diversity means one in five species could be under threat’