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Residents can claim unused council land to grow food under new pilot

Groups of five or more people can apply for verges, vacant plots and land around council buildings, with the first ten schemes to be approved this year

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Residents can claim unused council land to grow food under new pilot

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

Author: Kate Poland

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

Author: Kate Poland

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

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

Author: Kate Poland

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

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

Author: Kate Poland

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

VIDEO: How to sprout beans at home

Debbie Mitchener of Cordwainers Grow shows you how to grow your own beansprouts in lockdown

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

Author: Kate Poland

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

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

Author: Kate Poland

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

Gillian Riley on food history: ‘I say it’s spinach, and I say the hell with it!’

Leafy greens have a crucial role to play in many global cuisines, from Seoul to the Seine. Gillian Riley leafs through her history and recipe books to make the case for the much-maligned likes of spinach and cabbage

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Detail from The Legend of the Baker of Eeklo by Cornelis van Dalem and Jan van Wechelin. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Hackney charity’s growing places at Hoxton station

Pop-up allotment at Hoxton Overground Station encourages young people to grow

Author: Hackney Citizen