Stories From the garden

Creekside Seasons
Malaika Bain-Peachey Malaika Bain-Peachey

Creekside Seasons

A puncture is not how I envisioned starting the day, no one ever does. They always seem to happen when you’re in a rush, people are expecting you, and the weather is particularly…challenging.

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Under 5's Messy Play launches at the paper garden
Afii Marshall Afii Marshall

Under 5's Messy Play launches at the paper garden

I first visited the Paper Garden when it was inside the Printworks. I attended a community celebration with my two children. We had a great time making pizzas and sawing wood. I thought to myself, what a wonderful place to have so close to home.

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City Girl in Nature - Paper Garden reflections
Kwesia X Kwesia X

City Girl in Nature - Paper Garden reflections

Where do I start about my experience of working with Global Generation in particular Paper Garden.

I remember the first time I was invited down to Paper Garden, Emma had got in contact as she had seen my work, the content I was sharing on YouTube around connecting with nature on our doorstep and what inspired my journey to become ‘City Girl in Nature’.

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How To Till Concrete
Seth Randall-Goddard Seth Randall-Goddard

How To Till Concrete

There was once a palace made of copper, which stood on mounds of woodchip in the middle of desolate plains of concrete. Around it, hedges grew that rivalled ancient palace grounds, like the Yuanming gardens of Imperial China, that tickled the beard of the Old Green Man of the English forests.

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Meet the trainees
Earth Build Trainees Earth Build Trainees

Meet the trainees

Our first cohort of earth build trainees has completed their programme. They have learned on the job, while working on our sustainable natural build construction project to create our first permanent community garden, at the #TriangleSite.

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