Food That Crops Again and Again
Fruit trees and bushes in the garden can provide regular crops of fruits each year with little effort and they make a good starting point...
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- Jan 17
Making a New Year’s Resolution that will help repair our climate
As we look to 2021, Transition Town Letchworth have been debating the New Year’s resolutions that each of us could choose to help repair...
- Jan 17
Letchworth Receives Transition Bounce Forward Grant Award
The grant is to provide our TerraCycle service with a large-capacity bike cargo trailer. This will relieve us of having to use a car for...
- Jan 17
Preserving Letchworth’s Harvest
This is the time of the year when Transition Town Letchworth would usually be busy setting up apple pressing events, helping local people...
- Jan 17
The joys of GIY – Grow It Yourself
One of the most exciting aspects of gardening, for me, is the watching and waiting and finally the appearance, of plants from seeds I...
- Jan 17
Lifestyle changes to limit Covid-19 also help to repair our climate
Taking into account UK production and import of goods, the average person in the UK produces 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents...
- Jan 17
Transition Town Contributions To NHDC Environmental Panels
Click here for a handout including all the TTL submissions.
- Jan 17
Support Given To Start An Educational Allotment for Letchworth Families
Diane Ketcher and Hilary Howell from Letchworth Organic Gardening group will be leading the project. Diane explained that “our aim is to...
- Jan 17
Transition Town Letchworth response to NHDC declaration of a ‘Climate Emergency’
North Herts District Council declared a Climate Emergency at its meeting on 21 May 2019. Transition Town Letchworth (TTL) formed in 2008...
- Jan 17
Tackling Climate Change One Milk Carton At A Time
As part of the Plastic Free Letchworth team we have been talking to local schools about switching from milk in cartons with straws to...
- Jan 17
Letchworth’s and districts Organic Gardening Group Spring Event
On Saturday April 27th, LOG ( formerly GIYO) held its 4th annual fundraising Spring event at the Free Church Hall in Letchworth. As on...
- Jan 17
GIYO – NEXT STEPS
The GIYO group began due to people coming to the Growers’ Market stall to ask for advice about starting a veg plot. Having helped several...
- Jan 17
Chris Collins delivers the Letchworth’s Grow It Yourself Organic Spring Talk
Chris talked about his time as Westminster Abbey’s Head Gardener. He explained how he was determined to manage the place organically and...
- Jan 17
Transition Town Letchworth Apple Pressing Season Begins
I only have one small apple tree but I took half a bucket of apples and bought back two litres of juice. It will store in the fridge for...
- Jan 17
GIYO new members get together
A big welcome to all our new members. Hope to see you soon. The next event is a visit to Triangle Gardens in Hitchin to take part in...
- Jan 17
Grow It Yourself Organic Launch
James Campbell, Chief Executive of Garden Organic gave us an inspiring talk at our event on Saturday. As a result GIY – now GIYO – has 13...
- Jan 17
Garden Organic’s journey
As we approach the launch of TTL’s partnership with Garden Organic, Sue, a TTL trustee recalls her involvement with organic gardening and...
- Jan 17
A Pressing Need for Apples
It’s not been the sunniest of summers, but with all the rain and a kind spring the apple harvest seems to be plentiful and slightly early...
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