gathering on the land
We host a range of community events at the garden that merge food, culture, learning and celebration. We open space for communities to gather as well as create full-day programming that celebrates the land through teach-ins, creative workshops, restorative spaces and always, plenty of food.
All gatherings support community connection and we collaborate with others to support the wider collective, movement-building work.
See below for examples of our past events, collaborators and facilitators and ways the space can be used for community gatherings and programming.
palestine teach-in with claudia manchanda. photo by lydia wilks
beloved friend, radical herbalist and community pillar: claudia manchanda. hosting a final teach-in at the garden on herbs for grief from palestine. rest in power. photo by lydia wilks
summer gathering, invitation to bring along your vinyl. photo by bardha krasniqi
each event we cook but encourage potlucks!
repair nation with connie bell of decolonise the archive (DTA) photo by randa toko
hui playspace hosted by hannah yu of eatdrinkhui photo by lydia wilks
communal dinning photo by bardha krasniqi
we always have the library open during events. photo by randa toko
all ages craft table through events. photo by bardha krasniqi
indigo-dyeing session with samantha russel of fibre legacy. photo by randa toko
food service incoming! photo by randa toko
meditation held by jade-lou bassien caspa. photo by randa toko
rowan berry threading station, natural jewellery-making. photo by lydia wilks
victoria roze seranding sound sessions. photo by lydia wilks
natural dyeing station hosted by idman. photo by lydia wilks
collective banner making hosted + created with guidance by yuna unni. photo by bardha krasqini
food service, big curry pots. photo by bardha krasqini
sharing food is at the heart of the garden. photo by bardha krasqini
garden cleanse + blessing. photo by lydia wilks
soup out the dutchie. photo by lydia wilks
past community programming
We hosted a series of monthly workshops throughout the growing season in 2025 as part of our free public programming. Supported by the Southwark Sustainable Food Fund.
Each session was led by a facilitator, majority of whom we have met through their volunteering at the garden. These sessions brought together a range of artist practices from: colonial plant histories and cooking workshops to fermentation, collective banner making, a communal commons teach-in and elderflower cordial crafting.
See images below for details on each session. Image graphics by kieron boothe.
May Exploring colonial plant classification, creative naming and sensory tea tasting through herbs, stories, movement and imaginative plant connection with Yaya
July Cooking intuitively with garden harvests while exploring spices as medicine + decolonisation. Exploring cultural memory, ancestral knowledge and resistance with Marianna
June Open garden activties from planting, harvesting to creating a collective elderflower cordial from flowers around the garden with Ali
November Making kimchi together while exploring fermentation, food stories, climate colonialism, microbial worlds and practices of radical attention with Maki
September Creating a garden banner through collective stitching, inspired by radical quilting craft traditions, climate justice and shared imagination with Yuna
yuna introducing the roots of radical quilting practice
elderflower collectively crafted
communal food prep
marianna's workshop
land harvest to-go
texts on roots of radical quilting, yuna's workshop
yaya's workshop
cooking up with marianna
fresh elderflower processing
tallawah and homegrown beets at marianna's workshop
grounding at maki's workshop
fresh courgette/zuchinni dish at marianna's workshop
communal fermentation with maki
maki's fermenting futures text
yuna introducing the banner we'll work on together
fermentated goodies, maki's workshop