The day I met Becky Rolf at BBC Good Food Show, I was instantly drawn to the beautiful seasonal growing charts that Give Two Figs had on their stall. This group’s clever name signifies care, and all the profits from their charts and calendars support their two current Grow-Your-Own projects in Hevingham.
One is an active community allotment, and the new venture-in-the-making is a community kitchen garden at the village hall. On their first site, the community helped construct a polytunnel, small raised beds and communal facilities. Gardening workshops, open days and social get-togethers are regularly held to aid growing tasks and celebrate simple human connections. The community was also involved in the Village Hall project from the very start, from the design phase through implementation and ongoing maintenance.
Weekly harvests, pick-your-own fruit, growing and garden craft workshops are scheduled for 2022. Give Two Figs hopes to expand to support more projects that encourage others to reap the benefits of GYO and open a dialogue to raise awareness about what good, healthy food means.
Super Cropping is a growing technique that involves stressing plants in various ways to achieve heavy yields in the garden. Read our 5 cool ways to super crop!
Flo Scott has turned her semi-detached home into a permaculture paradise; a thriving food forest that feeds her family and sparks neighbourly conversation.
The appetite for microgreens is on the rise! Business at Ulrico’s Microgreens is booming, with more people searching for tasty, nutritious superfoods.
Give Two Figs is a clever company that supports gardening and community projects that encourage the GYO movement and raise awareness about healthy food.
Urban Herbs began as a small plant sale operation to help pay university bills but turned into a lifelong passion and successful business.
Super cropping is an advanced gardening technique that could be disastrous if not done correctly. Up your growing game with Rich Hamilton’s how-to guide!
It’s all about eating well, living sustainably, and saving money these days. Anne Gibson has budget-friendly tips for growing food in your kitchen all year!
Fermentation is a budget-friendly way to preserve nutritious food! In this article, Martyna Krol guides us through the process of lactic acid fermentation.
There’s more than one way to propagate plants! In the first article of this series, Philip McIntosh talks about tissue culture and how it works.
Got aphids? Aphids are common garden pests that cause quick damage to plants. Rich Hamilton guides us through preventing and curing infestations.
