Please be alert to an increased risk of “curcurbit poisoning” in the cucurbitaceae family of flowering plants that include courgettes, cucumbers, pumpkins, squash and melon this year…
DetailsCalling all Planting Up Milton Keynes members… Shall we do this 6-week, online, Introduction to Permaculture course together, as a group? We will learn how to design sustainable ways of living and working, giving us the foundation for the full Permaculture Design Certificate if we choose to go further with the course next year.
DetailsAgne’s food-growing experiment in the forest garden that started during lockdown has worked so well we are now appealing to Planting Up members to come along to take surplus courgettes…
DetailsJoin Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust and partners in webinars throughout August to discover how to improve and “wild” parishes for wildlife and residents.
DetailsIn this short interview with Jon from Arthur Ellis: Mental Health Support we talk about nature and community gardening in Milton Keynes, and all the benefits they can have on our mental health and wellbeing…
DetailsIt all started with an idea… Back in February our newest volunteer, Agne, emailed to confirm that she had bought the two hay bales the group had talked about over lunch at the last permablitz garden work party. Agne had mentioned that she’d read an article about growing pumpkin out of hay bales and wanted…
DetailsWe can’t underestimate the impact of social distancing and self isolation (not to mention the financial burden) that the pandemic is having on people’s health and wellbeing. Milton Keynes NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have these helpful self-care resources to share with us…
DetailsDespite the lockdown, we’re still Planting Up. Here’s what we’ve been doing to start off some seeds which we hope will inspire you to grow your own at home too…
DetailsTo help with the impact of social distancing and self isolation on people’s health and wellbeing in the wake of the Coronavirus, Milton Keynes NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have shared these helpful self-care resources…
DetailsWe enjoyed another perfect community garden work party on Sunday 8 March – sharing knowledge, skills, active outdoor work & amazing food in wonderful company…
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