Josiah Braithwaite Community Garden is a small community garden based at Nubian Life, a day centre for African and Caribbean older people with complex health and social care needs; residents and the local community learn about growing and the natural world.

This permablitz will be focussed on autumn work for small space growing to prepare for the cold months. We will be mulching, pruning, planting green manures in the planters/mini-forest garden area and planting up the recycled wicking planters with food for spring. We'll also be planting bulbs that will provide colour in early spring for the elders, many of whom have dementia and Alzheimer's.

Mini workshops:

• Tips for preparing planters and pots for winter

• Seeds you can plant now for spring food

• Spring bulbs for colour, nectar/pollen and to eat

Permablitzes offer the chance to learn by doing: the mini-workshops explain the how and why for what we are doing and then you take the practical action so they provide a great way to learn. They are based on the principle of reciprocity so once you have been to three permablitzes you can apply to have one in your own space and apply to join the Introduction to Permablitz Design, a free introduction to permaculture design course that we will be running in September.

RSVP Essential: if you want to come along you need to let us know so we know numbers for lunch, which is provided, and so we can give you all the specific details. Contact us at info@permablitzlondon.com letting us know you want to join the Josiah Braithwaite Community Garden Permablitz.

Forest garden maintenance at the Cecil Sharp House Garden

Wednesdays 8th & 29th October, 10.30am-12.30pm

Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London NW1 7AY

Cecil Sharp House is a Permaculture Learning and Demonstration Site (LAND project). Our October sessions will be teaching about autumn maintenance of the decorative forest garden including planting bulbs, pruning and taking hardwood cuttings. Everyone welcome.
If you’d like to come along to either or both of the sessions please let us know and RSVP to info@permablitzlondon.com.

This permablitz will be preparing Debbie’s allotment for the winter months: laying down a no-dig mulch and sowing autumn vegetables including onions, garlic, broad beans and peas. We will also be building a fence out of recycled wooden pallets on the plot. Lunch will be made from food grown on the plot.

Mini workshops will include:

• Vegetables you can sow in October/November to harvest in spring

• The benefits of mulching your soil over winter

• How to build a fence out of recycled wooden pallets

Permablitzes offer the chance to learn by doing: the mini-workshops explain the how and why for what we are doing and then you take the practical action so they provide a great way to learn. They are based on the principle of reciprocity so once you have been to three permablitzes you can apply to have one in your own space and apply to join the Introduction to Permablitz Design, a free introduction to permaculture design course that we will be running in September.

RSVP Essential: if you want to come along you need to let us know so we know numbers for lunch, which is provided, and so we can give you all the specific details. Contact us at info@permablitzlondon.com letting us know you want to join Debbie’s Allotment Permablitz.