Welcome to the first ever episode of Teaspoon of Soil.Living in a city can be a bit challenging sometimes. Cities are densely populated, everything seems to be an hour away and everyone is rushing around. The amount of green areas is limited, wildlife has been pushed away and we have completely lost any connection with the food that gets to our plate.City farms are a great way of getting a bit of a taste of the countryside. They offer the opportunity to meet farm animals, check out their gardens, try out arts and crafts, and some of them even sell their produce. Most City Farms also have volunteering programmes so people can experience a bit of rural life and improve their lives through farming.In this month’s episode we are meeting Emmanuelle, who will tell us the in and outs of volunteering in an organic farm and her views on organic food. 

Mentioned on this episode:

http://stepneycityfarm.org

http://hackneycityfarm.co.uk

Federation of city farms and community gardens - https://www.farmgarden.org.uk        

What is Permaculture? - https://www.permaculture.org.uk

World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms  -  http://wwoof.net 

Home composting - https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/environment_and_waste/recycling_and_waste/recycling_and_waste_at_home/home_composting.aspx

Some examples of organic veggie box schemes in no order of preference :

https://www.growingcommunities.org/organic-veg-scheme

https://www.organiclea.org.uk/we-sell-food/box-scheme/

https://www.riverford.co.uk/shop/veg-fruit-and-meat-boxes/