Urban Trees for Food Sovereignty:
Tree Walk in Leystone
Ticket Information
Urban Trees for Food Sovereignty:
Tree Walk in Leystone
Date: Sunday 11th May
Time: 11:00am - 12.30pm
Location: Langthorne Park, Birch Grove, London. E11 4YG
Tickets: FREE, Book Here (donations welcomed)
How can we work with trees to create resilient, edible landscapes that are accessible to all? Join us for a guided walk celebrating the ecological and cultural diversity of trees in and around Langthorne Park in Leytonstone. Draw inspiration from their ecological role and the relationship between trees, their lands of origin and indigenous cultures.
Event Information
This event is being delivered by Than Gunabalasingham, of Nourish the Wild CIC, in partnership with Time to Grow! CIC.
Than is a food and horticultural educator, passionate about celebrating plants in their global and cultural contexts, helping people connect to their local landscapes and shared food histories. Alongside running training through Nourish the Wild, he also teaches on courses run by The Orchard Project and has previously taught for OrganicLea.
Time to Grow are a network of community food growers in Walthamstow and Hackney, aiming to transform unused green space to grow food, starting in gardens. Matching people who have gardens with people who want to learn to grow food, Time to Grow offer free training and practice at urban food growing.
Contributors
Than Gunabalasingham
Than Gunabalasingham is a horticultural tutor, forest gardener, forager and all-round plant enthusiast. Having worked for some years in sustainable food policy research, he has turned to the land, creating and teaching about resilient food systems.
Most of all he is passionate about restoring wild spaces and creating productive edible landscapes that mimic the principles of nature. He currently tutors with OrganicLea and The Orchard Project and has recently co-founded Nourish the Wild.
Location of event
Location: Langthorne Park in Leytonstone - Langthorne Park Birch Grove, London. E11 4YG
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