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Cultivating connections and ageing better

From a cuppa to car-sharing, Kirsten Foster learns how London’s community gardens are supporting those later in life, with the help of Capital Growth’s Growing Connections initiative.

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Cultivating connections and ageing better

From a cuppa to car-sharing, Kirsten Foster learns how London’s community gardens are supporting those later in life, with the help of Capital Growth’s Growing Connections initiative.

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London’s food heroes recipe for success

London’s wealth of ways to tackle food and farming challenges is celebrated annually through the Urban Food Awards. Sarah Williams, talks to previous winners tackling the carbon footprint of our food.

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London’s food heroes recipe for success

London’s wealth of ways to tackle food and farming challenges is celebrated annually through the Urban Food Awards. Sarah Williams, talks to previous winners tackling the carbon footprint of our food.

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Stories from the soil

From cabbage kings to allotment defenders, Capital Growth’s latest initiative is honouring London’s food-growing heroes, as Kirsten Foster discovers…

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Stories from the soil

From cabbage kings to allotment defenders, Capital Growth’s latest initiative is honouring London’s food-growing heroes, as Kirsten Foster discovers…

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The Enterprising Orchards Creating Cider From Surplus

In celebration of the end of apple season, Rose Baldwin talks with Enterprise Manager Lizzie Pegler about The Orchard Project’s blossoming cider production.

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The Enterprising Orchards Creating Cider From Surplus

In celebration of the end of apple season, Rose Baldwin talks with Enterprise Manager Lizzie Pegler about The Orchard Project’s blossoming cider production.

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Scare away food waste this Halloween

Every Halloween 15 million pumpkins are binned, enough to make a bowl of soup for everyone in Britain. Sofia Parente, Veg Cities Campaigns Coordinator at Sustain invites us to carve out new habits.

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Scare away food waste this Halloween

Every Halloween 15 million pumpkins are binned, enough to make a bowl of soup for everyone in Britain. Sofia Parente, Veg Cities Campaigns Coordinator at Sustain invites us to carve out new habits.

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Urban Food Fortnight: Reconnecting people and planet

After eight years of celebrating the people growing, making, cooking and saving food in the capital, Sarah Davenport looks deeper at the motivation behind Urban Food Fortnight and how it is helping to change our food system for the better.

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Urban Food Fortnight: Reconnecting people and planet

After eight years of celebrating the people growing, making, cooking and saving food in the capital, Sarah Davenport looks deeper at the motivation behind Urban Food Fortnight and how it is helping to change our food system for the better.

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6 Ways To Support London’s Urban Farming Revolution

London is a hotbed of urban farming and community food growing: we are home to Capital Growth - one of the largest community food growers networks in the world and have five fantastic farms on our urban fringe. Find out how to show your support during this year's Urban Food Fortnight.

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6 Ways To Support London’s Urban Farming Revolution

London is a hotbed of urban farming and community food growing: we are home to Capital Growth - one of the largest community food growers networks in the world and have five fantastic farms on our urban fringe. Find out how to show your support during this year's Urban Food Fortnight.

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The Orchard Project: Growing Trees, Community and Biodiversity

At a time when species are being lost left and right, our orchards are more important than ever. Rosie Baldwin tells us how The Orchard Project is leading the way in creating and maintaining these urban havens.

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The Orchard Project: Growing Trees, Community and Biodiversity

At a time when species are being lost left and right, our orchards are more important than ever. Rosie Baldwin tells us how The Orchard Project is leading the way in creating and maintaining these urban havens.

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The London cocktail bars championing zero waste mixology

Waste in the food and drink industry is steering mixology in a new direction. Huria Mahiou explores the bars in London who are incorporating sustainable and no waste philosophies into their culture and on to their menus.

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The London cocktail bars championing zero waste mixology

Waste in the food and drink industry is steering mixology in a new direction. Huria Mahiou explores the bars in London who are incorporating sustainable and no waste philosophies into their culture and on to their menus.

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Around Town: Plastic-Free London

Here Francesca Nicol rounds up of some of London’s waste-reducing, packaging-eliminating, plastic-free spots to buy good food across London, in this special edition of Around Town, updated for #PlasticFreeJuly.

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Around Town: Plastic-Free London

Here Francesca Nicol rounds up of some of London’s waste-reducing, packaging-eliminating, plastic-free spots to buy good food across London, in this special edition of Around Town, updated for #PlasticFreeJuly.