Growing the Paper Garden’s Forest
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Gardens & Community Facilitator, Emma, gives an update of what has been happening at the Paper Garden.
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Winter Gardening
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Gardens Manager, Julie, provides tips for keeping your garden going over the cold winter months ahead…
Read MoreAutumn Away Day in Regent’s Park
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Twice a year, as the seasons change we take a day as a whole team to stop, to connect to nature and to reflect on our work together. This time we reflected on our harvest - the achievements and learnings from the past year; what we want to compost - i.e. give rest to; and what new seeds we want to grow as we look forward...
Read MoreWe have been nominated for a Camden Inspire Award
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The Skip Garden has been nominated for a Camden Inspire Award and we need you to vote to help us get the prize! Whether you are a participant on our programmes or come to our cafe for lunch, if you think the garden deserves to be celebrated please take a minute to vote for us. We are listed with Arts & Culture venues, voting starts today and closes on 30th November.
To vote visit: https://camdeninspire.com/vote-now/
Read MoreThanks and Congratulations to Green and Fortune!
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"John Nugent [Founder of Green & Fortune and Chair of Global Generation's board of trustees] was one of the first people I met when we began working in King's Cross," reflects Jane Riddiford as we look back at Green & Fortune's 10 years in the neighbourhood. Kings Place is now a landmark in King’s Cross and an important part of Global Generation’s story...
Read MoreHere’s to the Longtime
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‘How do we get more people to care about the future and what kind of world will the generations after we’ve gone will inherit?’ wonders Founding Director, Jane Riddiford. ‘These days our view of the past and the future is often myopic, we plan for two to three years and perhaps if we are lucky feel a sense of responsibility for our children’s lifetimes…’
Read MoreA Look Back at the Summer in Events
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Outgoing Head Events Chef, Sadhbh Moore, looks back and recalls her highlights of a busy summer of events. “It’s been a wonderful year of successful event after successful event, with bountiful boards of delicious vegetarian food produced by our wonderful kitchen team, equally satiating our guests’ hunger pangs and filling them with glee and, hopefully, a little awe and inspiration.”
Read MoreFrom Paper Garden to Pertwood
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Our Gardens and Community Facilitator, Emma Trueman, recalls the most recent trip to Pertwood with the latest cohort of Paper Garden Generators: “When we set out from Waterloo Station the young people's excitement to leave the city spreads into the air. Ten Paper Garden Generators are about to embark to Pertwood Organic Farm, for most of us it is our first time on camp…”
Read Morenotes from the garden shed: August 2018
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It has been a hot and long summer this year. The man behind the skips at The Skip Garden, and expert organic gardener Paul Richens gives us his top tips and tasks for good garden upkeep this season. From sowing for winter to early harvests.
Read MoreSummer Quiz: 'My goodness who's eating my...'
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See how many hungry garden critters you can identify…
Read More2018 has peaked! - a summer of Wakanda Wednesdays & Future Fridays
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We’re only two thirds of the way through 2018 and I already know what my highlight will be come the new year - curating and delivering Wakanda Wednesdays and Future Fridays together with Vero. This was the summer holiday project we dreamt up with and for young people who live and/or study in Islington, inspired by Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’, as well as my Eritrean background and Vero's Ethiopian heritage (go team Habesha!)
Read Moreleaning into long time
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During the last two months Global Generation founder Dr Jane Riddiford and Rod Sugden have co-facilitated two workshops on ‘Cosmic Stories’ for adults. One workshop was presented at Winchester University and the other was at the Quadrangle Trust in Kent. The over-arching framing of the weekend at the Quadrangle, was called ‘Thinking for the long time’ and it was all about how we can foster a sense of caring for the long-term future. Here, Rod writes about the workshops and shares the participants’ experience.
Read MoreSail Cargo Supper Club
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Our ‘Sail Cargo Supper’ this month was the first event with our new partner, the Sail Cargo Alliance. Gareth Maeer from Raybel Charter & Sail Cargo Alliance writes about the evening, some of the inspirational vessels, and this exciting trade alliance.
Read MoreRe-imaging Space at the Paper Garden
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Two weeks ago we had the most amazing presentation from Kingsdale Secondary School students at Global Generation’s Paper Garden. Parents, teachers, some of the Global Generation team, friends and siblings were all there for the inspired students to show off their wonderful 3D cosmic creations”, Education Facilitator, Rod Sugden, regales.
Read MoreFeeling the heat
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“I remember quite clearly when the rain finally broke out” remarks Gardens Manager, Julie. “I was inside, the thunder rumbled, and I immediately rushed outside. The feeling of big drops splashing around, cooling down the landscape and rolling down my face was wonderful. The relief water brought was almost palpable…”
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