TRANSITION TOWN LETCHWORTH

We are working on these community projects

- come and help create them.

Email Ian for the date of next meeting (iwarder@gmail.com).
We usually meet in the Arts Centre cafe from 11 to 12 on a Saturday morning.
 Come Pick My Fruit: a project to connect fruit tree owners with excess or unwanted fruit and people who would like to pick it and use it.
Make your own Apple Juice: we are organising community apple pressing days in September/October for your unwanted apples to be turned into juice.
The Letchworth Fruit & Nut Tree Inventory: some Transition Towns have started Fruit or Nut Tree planting projects to help provide local sources of fruit and nuts. We thought it best to find out what we already have growing in Letchworth followed by a project of our own. 
Too Many Beans?: Fancy swapping or selling some of your surplus beans, tomatoes or courgettes? Get involved with The Letchworth Food Grower’s Market - a stall selling local amateur growers’ produce one Saturday a month during growing season, not to clash with the farmer’s market. ()

More information about any of the above available if you Click here.

We have some information sheets on Box Schemes, Gardening Courses & a recipe for Nettle Soup also available if you Click here.

Any questions or if you fancy coming to the next Food Group meeting, email iwarder@gmail.com.

Great powerpoint on No Dig Gardening (Australian version) on this page- very inspiring- it's under all the comments in the resources section under the author's profile. Some very good slides on companion planting and space stacking.

Veg Boxes: the most local is probably Church Farm Ardeley. More info on their website; they also have a very nice cafe, excellent farm shop at supermarket prices and lots of events through the year. Well worth a visit. More information on the veg box page or here to download our information leaflet (its a big file!)

The Ministry of Food Exhibition & Book: Imperial War Museum, London 12th February 2010 to 3rd January 2011. Shows how the British public adapted to a world of food shortages during the 2nd world war by growing their own food, eating seasonal fruit and vegetables, reducing imports, recycling, and healthy nutrition. All this was publisized by the government- many lessons for us and them to learn today! There is a book by Jane Fearnley Whittingstall, "The Ministry of Food: thrifty wartime ways to feed your family today". More info and video clips on their blog

Interest in growing your own? Have a look at the local gardening association website. They are sure to point you in the right direction: http://www.ldga.amolad.net/