Zero Mile Gardens

Zero Mile Gardens Zero Mile Gardens CIC sets up food growing spaces with and for the community so it can grow its own food locally.

It runs a range of activities around sustainable food growing skills. It also runs a small vegetables and herbs plant nursery.

A full full week for our Garden Summer 2026 🍃🌦️Full of colours, crafts, discovery, people, and joy. Here a few snapshots...
04/09/2026

A full full week for our Garden Summer 2026 🍃🌦️

Full of colours, crafts, discovery, people, and joy. Here a few snapshots of what we did: nature doodling, seed saving, wildlife exploring, nettle and rush fibre processing, playing, cake eating... and more.

We embraced the transition in weather too, from the baking sun and parched grass to pouring rain and the joy of splashing in the puddles again ☔️💧

Thanks to everyone who made it possible: all the curious children and grown up who joined us, our volunteers who helped and baked, and all the lovely creative people and spirits who led different sessions and shared their skills, craft, and arts: Megan , Lou , Tyler , Sonia , Micky aka Dr Fish.

Thanks to the Self Heal Association and the Norman Family Charitable Trust for their financial support, and to , as always 🐝

There is still time to book on our Seed Saving for children and families event tomorrow at 2.30 pmLearn simple seed savi...
26/08/2026

There is still time to book on our Seed Saving for children and families event tomorrow at 2.30 pm

Learn simple seed saving seeds so you can save your own, free, local, and resilient seeds. Prepare a little packet of seeds to take home and sow a pot for an autumn harvest!

BOOK here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1994004278474?aff=oddtdtcreator

Here is the programme for our Sunday Garden Party, at the end of our Garden Summer Week. We'll also have some refreshmen...
24/08/2026

Here is the programme for our Sunday Garden Party, at the end of our Garden Summer Week.

We'll also have some refreshments, plant sales, and shade under gazebos, and good company.

Thanks to our funders Norman Family Charitable Trust and Selfheal association. Thanks also to for their continuous support at Emmanuel Hall 🥰

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Here are our lovely workshops facilitators and collaborators for our next week's Garden Summer 🥰🍃Basketmaker Tyler Hadda...
23/08/2026

Here are our lovely workshops facilitators and collaborators for our next week's Garden Summer 🥰🍃

Basketmaker Tyler Haddad
Megan Dowsett with her nature doodles
Lou Jones with her nature based craft to support wildlife

Sonia will be there with us on Sunday for beautiful facepainting and joyful sparklyness

Micky Bimble, aka Dr Pandemonium Fish, will have a show at 1 pm on Sunday. Before that will help you having a go at juggling, hula hoops, or spinning plates!

We feel so honored to work with these amazing people and look forward to seeing many of you with us.

We will also run some gardening sessions on Thursday (our usual one at 10am till 1 pm) and seedsaving sessions for family in the afternoon.

There are still space to book on the various activities - see links in our bio/website
No need to book for Sunday's party

Note that the afternoon session with Tyler on Friday (string and bag making) is open for booking for anyone 12+
All other sessions are for children only.

See you there 🐛🌿☘️🌞🤹‍♀️🐝

A reminder of our Garden Summer 2026. Booking are still open on our eventbrite page. It's actually £3 per activities but...
20/08/2026

A reminder of our Garden Summer 2026. Booking are still open on our eventbrite page. It's actually £3 per activities but Free if need be.

The Sunday's party is free and no booking required 🥳

Looking forward to a creative and joyful week in the garden
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We mulched again yesterday some of our planters, using wool from sheep and kindly donated by Julie at - it was lovely ...
15/08/2026

We mulched again yesterday some of our planters, using wool from sheep and kindly donated by Julie at - it was lovely to pay a visit to the garden and the farm too 🍎🐑🐑🐄🍃🌿

We've been looking for ways of keeping our plants alive. Along with mulching, ollas have been real saviours - and our colourful watering cans too!

I read newsletter yesterday, sharing advice on gardening during the drought. I thought I'd share this here too: https://www.capitalgrowth.org/blogs/aug26-tips-for-growing-in-summer-drought/

Just waiting for some rain now 💦🫧🫧💧🌧️⛈️

Was it a gardening session ? A breakfast at the garden? A birthday celebration ? Or all at once ? We may have weird face...
11/08/2026

Was it a gardening session ? A breakfast at the garden? A birthday celebration ? Or all at once ? We may have weird faces ... it is because we're stuffing them with a selection of cakes - banana bread, rhum and raisins - and figs from Mark's garden.

A heartwarming morning. Nice to be back. Thanks to everyone who's been looking after the garden, keeping it going despite the drought...

We really like to grow plants that produce food, but we also love flowers because they bring even more beauty and joy to...
11/08/2026

We really like to grow plants that produce food, but we also love flowers because they bring even more beauty and joy to a garden. Nastirtium leaves and flowers or calendula petals are also lovely in salads. Sunflowers seeds are delicious to eat, directly from the flower head, or after toasting!

We managed to keep a few flowers going, despite the drought ...

We are so happy to launch our Garden Summer, 2026 edition 🍀🌞🌻This is a week of gardening, art, craft, learning and joyfu...
05/08/2026

We are so happy to launch our Garden Summer, 2026 edition 🍀🌞🌻

This is a week of gardening, art, craft, learning and joyful activities in the garden for children and families.

We are working again with and 🩷
We will also have a couple of workshops on natural fibre making with Tyler - so we can learn how to process brambles or nettles growing around us, making bracelets or little bags to take home 🎋🌾

We also have a garden party on Sunday 30th August (10am-4pm) with more crafts, beauty, and joy. Highlights include Micky Bimble aka Dr Pandemonium Fish' show and circus workshops (details for the day will be published here in time....)

You can find the programme for the week on our website (events page) or eventbrite. Booking is required, with a small fee of £3 for any activity - free places also available if need be. The garden party on Sunday is free for all.

This is made possible thanks to the generous support of Norman Family Charitable Trust and Self Heal Association.

Some pictures of our summer harvests and of future things to come. The padrón peppers, tomatoes and basil are doing grea...
30/07/2026

Some pictures of our summer harvests and of future things to come. The padrón peppers, tomatoes and basil are doing great in the tunnel! And the three sisters (Sweetcorn (painted hill), honey it and runner beans) are growing well outside.

It finally rained today! In the meantime we’ve been fighting the heat and drought together, taking turns to water and filling up our ollas and wine bottles. Some mulching technique as well.

You can find some of our plants and produce on our stall in St Thomas Library 🌱🍅

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