A hands on course which offers, through practical sessions surveying skills, landscaping, green building techniques, how to apply permaculture principles and design tools in site development, waste management, gardening and forest gardening. The course will also explore how permaculture can be applied to lifestyle and community design, economics and strategic development.

Part of a series of events at St Mary's exploring the theme of Christianity and the environment. Speakers include: Nigel Winter (CEO, Vegan Society); Silvija Davidson (Slow Food London); and Brother Samuel (Society of St Francis). The debate will look at the effect our eating habits may be having on the environment and climate change. It will offer reasons for making different consumer choices in regard to the food we buy, and place the discussion in the context of communities of faith and earth stewardship.

The Stoke Newington Farmers’ Market celebrates its 5th birthday with a vegetable “knit-in” on Saturday 3rd May from 10am till 2.30pm. The Cast-Off Knitting group will be displaying their amazing vegetable creations while running a knitting workshop on hay bales among the market stalls.  There will also be a birthday breakfast table with a chance to sample food from the market and find out more about how it’s produced.

There will be certified organic vegetable, fruit and herb plants & seeds for sale. Bring any of your own surplus plants to swap, and look around our spring garden!

A two-day expert led environmental course giving a full-on immersion in how to build an earth oven.

A formal presentatio of the recent School Food Matters campaign.

International writer and poet, environmentalist, activist Paul Kingsnorth
will be speaking about his book 'Real England', which chronicles campaigns across England in
people's battle against the bland and homogenisation of public spaces.

Combining a focused business exhibition with seminars, practical advice, demonstrations, and training, Caffè Culture presents a unique opportunity for the cafe community to generate business, share information and gain a valuable insight into the future of this fast moving sector. It offers real business opportunities to everyone from suppliers and distributors to independent cafe owners, buyers from the branded chains and entrepreneurs entering the market for the first time.

A promotion and a tasting of vegetarian Fairtrade products.

Free event to help attendees reconnect with their food by featuring live animals, cow milking demonstration, information linking arable crops to food, and simple cooking.

A hands on course which offers, through practical sessions surveying skills, landscaping, green building techniques, how to apply permaculture principles and design tools in site development, waste management, gardening and forest gardening. The course will also explore how permaculture can be applied to lifestyle and community design, economics and strategic development.

A day intended to promote healthy eating and local food by cooking and preparing food and drinks from different cultures using healthy, local, and seasonal ingredients.

A ‘potted’ permaculture course, looking at the foundations of permaculture and learning about some of the practical tools it offers.