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  • Guidelines for Plant Out Day

    Guidelines for Plant Out Day

    The Hackney Right to Grow Plant Out Day, on Sunday 19th April, or any day around then, is designed to start making Hackney more edible. And to flag / identify possible new sites for food growing. We need them!

    But we felt we needed some brief guidelines

    1. collect Perennial Kales, Runner Beans seedlings and beans, flags and signs from GED on Graham Road
    2. plant and/or flag at sites you think could grow food
    3. take a photo, and/or a selfie, with a what3Words,
    4. send those to us, tag us on Instagram or leave a comment below.

    But – don’t plant/flag near main/busy roads. Cars, petrol and EV, create pollution that can get into food.

    • that includes the new SUDs / drainage areas on roads
    • don’t plant anywhere that is dangerous e.g. by roads
    • ⁠compliment, don’t detract from other people’s planting
    • Plant / flag responsibly!

    We have a new map showing Edible Hackney, Community food growing sites in Hackney. In time we will update this site with all your photos and locations where you planted.

  • Mass Plant Out Day – Sunday 19th April

    Mass Plant Out Day – Sunday 19th April

    More details to follow

  • FOOD IN OUR HANDS – March with the Land Workers Alliance

    FOOD IN OUR HANDS – March with the Land Workers Alliance

    When: Saturday April 26th – Food and speeches from 12pm

    Where: Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, London, SE11 5HL

    March with the Land Workers Alliance to put Food in Or Hands!
    On April 26th 2025, we’ll be bringing together farmers, growers, food system workers, activists and everyone who has a stake in the UK’s food system (yes – that includes you!) to march in London under the banner ‘Food In Our Hands’.

    There’s a lot to be angry right now; from Defra’s abrupt closure of the SFI scheme and the ongoing struggle of food producers to make a decent living, to rising inequality and continued attempts by the far-right to hijack UK farming.

    It’s now more important than ever for us to come together and build a broad and progressive coalition across the UK’s food, farming and land working sectors, and present our vision for a more just and equitable future.

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