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Alex Collings

Alex Collings

RegionHackney
Town/VillageHackney
InterestsHelping people to Get Growing in their homes and communities. Interests: Food Sovereignty, Organic Growing, Permaculture, Community Cohesion, Microallotments, Sheet Mulching and Cups of Tea.

Anita Gracie

Anita Gracie

RegionIslington
Town/VillageN7 and N19
InterestsI have been gardening since I was 3 years old. I have a large allotment in Barnet. I support a Growing Group of primarily elder people at Holloway Neighbourhood Group and support fellow allotmenteers. I am interested in supporting any local individuals and community gardens interested in food growing.

Annie Monaghan

Annie Monaghan

RegionIslington
Town/VillageN4
InterestsGrowing organically in the local N4 area

Antonia

Antonia

RegionIslington
Town/VillageThe Caxton House Garden
InterestsWe are working on a women's gardening project and are hoping to provide a peaceful space where women can meet each other and learn more about growing their own food. Our target group for this project is mainly women from migrant/refugee background who dont have a great deal of access to the outdoors.

Ben Sherliker

Ben Sherliker

RegionIslington
Town/VillageIslington/ Dalston
InterestsI am a relatively new gardener, having been growing in my small garden for 2 years. I am especially experienced in growing vegetables and herbs for cooking, e.g. potatoes, tomatoes, courgettes, beans, lettuce.

Bethan

Bethan

RegionCamden
Town/VillageNorth London
InterestsGrowing and learning about a wide range of fruits, vegetables and flowers, then using them in the kitchen to make delicious food!

Brigid

Brigid

RegionIslington
Town/VillageEC1 and N1
InterestsLeading a group to make Quaker Gardens, EC1 a more beautiful and biodiverse place. Interested in all plants, herbs, flowers, fruit and veg.

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Caroline Banks

RegionIslington
Town/VillageMayville Estate
InterestsArt & Design, cycling and organic gardening, especially vegetables

Caroline Foley

Caroline Foley

RegionIslington
Town/VillageIslington
InterestsA garden writer who likes nothing more than escaping the desk and going out and working in the garden. I enjoy meeting people and for this reason I have a stall every fortnight in Columbia Flower Market selling kitchen and garden antiques. I was trained at the English Gardening School in design and in practical gardening with the City and Guilds. I am enjoying being a Master Gardener, particularly as it is in my home patch.

Chloe Lyons

Chloe Lyons

RegionCamden
Town/VillageIslington; Camden; Haringey
InterestsGood food, cooking, nutrition and health, growing, reading, walking, music, parties and spending time with nice people

Dorothy Boswell

Dorothy Boswell

RegionIslington
Town/VillageArchway
InterestsGrowing vegetables in small gardens containers. Gardening for Early Years. Cooking what you grow.

Ed Barker

Ed Barker

RegionIslington
Town/VillageBarnsbury/Islington
InterestsPrimarily heading a gardening club at our estate.

Elspeth Clark

Elspeth Clark

RegionHackney
Town/VillageClapton
InterestsPermaculture, Urban agriculture, Growing food

Emma Burnham

Emma Burnham

RegionIslington
Town/VillageN7, N19, N1, N5 are closest but happy to go anywhere in Islington or North Camden
InterestsWildlife and pet-friendly gardening. 25 years gardening experience and RHS qualified.

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Felicity Swaffer

RegionIslington
Town/VillageNorth Islington/Hackney
InterestsGrowing a wide range of food and getting community growing projects established. I am also studying part time for a horticulture qualification from the RHS

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Hannah

RegionHaringey
Town/VillageReasonable cycling distance of Harringay!
InterestsGrowing fruit and veg, community gardening, sustainability, cooking, reading.

Heather Lewis

Heather Lewis

RegionIslington
Town/Villageangel
InterestsGardening, travelling, growing food, adventuring, social justice.

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Jen Hawkes

RegionIslington
Town/VillageIslington and Hackney
Interestsfruit trees and all trees really, growing food (obviously), and triathlon when I've got time

Jessica Tyler

Jessica Tyler

RegionHackney
Town/VillageHackney/Haringey borders but willing to travel
InterestsOrganic gardening, especially growing food, reusing and recycling materials for gardening and crafts, making and learning to make just about anything really!

Julia B

Julia B

RegionIslington
Town/VillageAngel
InterestsOrganic food growing

Kate Fenhalls

Kate Fenhalls

RegionIslington
Town/VillageKentish Town
InterestsGrowing fruit and veg in my small garden which I'm slowly trying to turn into a rural idyll. Live music and lots of other lovely things that London has to offer which can be all the more appreciated when I get a chance to run around in the countryside too. I'm lucky enough to work from Sustain's offices and am surrounded by people who are passionate about getting good, thoughtful food onto the nation's plates which is very inspiring.

Kate Poland

Kate Poland

RegionHackney
Town/VillageHackney
InterestsGardening!

Laura Burrow

Laura Burrow

RegionIslington
Town/VillageN1
InterestsGardening ~ obviously! I love music, singing, violin, recorder, guitar, writing, poetry, inspiring people to be creative. Nature is a beautiful thing!

We live on a bargeboat ~ it's a wonderful way of life!

Ian and I are doing the Master Gardener project together and we're expecting a baby in July!

Lucy Roots

Lucy Roots

RegionHaringey
Town/VillageMuswell Hill N10. based in organic garden in Queen's Wood N10 3JP
InterestsFruit and veg growing. Working with children. Helping people to grow their own.

Manisha

Manisha

RegionIslington
Town/VillageTransition Highbury Community Garden Christ Church, Highbury Grove
InterestsI am interested in growing enough food to share with the local community of Highbury/ Islington as well as finding new unused spaces to g

Marta Melvin

Marta Melvin

RegionHackney
Town/VillageHomerton/Lower Clapton
InterestsGrowing vegetables and herbs; learning about the hows, whys and whens of planning, planting, nurturing and protecting what's in the plot. I've been on the Hackney Allotment Society's waiting list for many, many years. In that time, I've really enjoyed helping friends out on their allotments while always yearning for my own bit of space. And just this winter took up the offer of two raised beds in a local housing estate's growing community. It's a 15 minute stroll from home, so the fun begins here!!!

mike

mike

RegionIslington
Town/VillageFinsbury Park and Keston Center
InterestsI am a keen grower of fruit and veg - especially in restricted spaces in Central London. I like helping people and groups get confidence in beginning growing and like to do talks/workshops on planting. I also do sessional work with adults with enduring mental health problems and offenders in the 15-18 years range. I like doing events and displays. My theme for 2011 - 2012 season is BRINGING THE FRUIT AND VEG GROWING RIGHT TO THE HIGH STREET. I have teamed up with Rockstone Gardener to materialise some stunning new displays and projects in conjunction with the Master Gardener programme. Lets Go Lets Grow is the name of my own organisation and we have 10 sites and projects currently in London plus 2 acres of land in Kent. I am particularly interested in growing sub-tropical plants. Like many others I have a PASSION FOR PLANTING and love reggae music.

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Nancy Turnbull

RegionIslington
Town/VillageIslington and Hackney
InterestsA lot of my family lives nearby and I enjoy enthusing my children and grandchildren about growing things. As well as growing vegetables, I am interested in making jewellery and learning Spanish. I volunteer at a local primary school and help with local community activities. I love growing (and eating!) tomatoes of all varieties!

Nemone Mercer

Nemone Mercer

RegionHaringey
Town/VillageThe Ladder Children's Centre N4
InterestsI very much enjoy getting young children engaged and caring about growing things and all that that involves. I love their enthusiasm and the challenges of doing practical gardening with small and very enthusiastic hands. Children's questions and ways of putting things is endlessly engaging. I strongly believe if you get them hooked at a very young age it could lead to a life long passion for gardening - it worked with me! I currently run weekly gardening sessions with up to 15 x 3 and 4 yr olds at the Ladder Children's Centre Haringey.

Nik

Nik

RegionIslington
Town/VillageFinsbury Park / Stroud Green
InterestsAlways interested in helping out with school initiatives and community events.

Paola Guzman

Paola Guzman

RegionIslington
Town/VillageIslington
InterestsGardening, wild dancing, work at Sustain

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Peter Roberts

RegionIslington
Town/VillageI run the Mildmay Time Bank on the Hackney side of Islington but don't mind travelling.
InterestsFood and herbs - my partner and I have a kitchen plot at King Henry's Walk Garden. Container gardening - I've been growing Bonsai for 30 years.

Philip Turvil

Philip Turvil

RegionIslington
Town/VillageIslington and other north/south London boroughs
InterestsKeen grower and project manager for Master Gardener programme. Also horticultural talks, press work, organic growing, amateur dramatics

Rose Music

Rose Music

RegionIslington
Town/VillageIslington/Camden
InterestsOutdoors, food, flowers, music, people

Stephanie Irvine

Stephanie Irvine

RegionHackney
Town/Village
InterestsGrowing veg, conservation, wildlife

Susan Holtom

Susan Holtom

RegionHaringey
Town/VillageVolunteer co-ordinator supporting Master Gardeners in Islington, Haringey, Hackney and Camden.
InterestsCommunity gardening and resident involvement in Haringey. Love to grow in my small garden, especially herbs, salad leaves and runner beans!

Sylvia

Sylvia

RegionHackney
Town/VillageTottenham and Walthamstow
InterestsCycling, reading about plants, walking.

Terry Patterson

Terry Patterson

RegionIslington
Town/VillageTufnell Park
InterestsGrowing my own produce, supporting other to get growing, helping to develop community growing spaces..

The Lazy Gardener

The Lazy Gardener

RegionIslington
Town/VillageThroughout Islington
InterestsHerbs Workshops Community Projects & Events

Trevor Giles

Trevor Giles

RegionHaringey
Town/VillageTurnpike Lane
InterestsCommunities, organic vegetables, green roofs.

Vanessa Morris

Vanessa Morris

RegionIslington
Town/VillageNorth London, based in North Islington but happy to travel.
InterestsGetting involved in local community food growing projects, permaculture, arts and crafts, general creativity, music, cycling

Vicky Green Fingers

Vicky Green Fingers

RegionIslington
Town/VillageEC1Y OLD STREET
InterestsI love gardening. I work with children in two schools, also an adventure play ground, and volnty, at girls brigade on a Monday eve… Love animals too…

XaXa Mason

XaXa Mason

RegionCamden
Town/VillageCamden
InterestsArt, music