lifeisland – Manor Garden Olympic Allotments

REMAINING CATS ON 2012 OLYMPIC SITE DOOMED UNLESS O.D.A. ALLOW ACCESS AND ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETE RESCUE WORK say the Celia Hammond Animal Trust. The animal welfare organisation, which has been rescuing trapped cats and kittens at risk of being crushed or starving during demolition and earthworks, is furious at finding itself banned from the [...]

The latest book by Sam & Samantha Clark, of the Moro Restaurant in Islington’s Exmouth Market, is a beautifully illustrated recipe book with a difference – built on the inspiration of growing produce at Manor Gardens, and the favourite recipes and alfresco cooking styles of their neighbours at the allotments.
Hassan, Reg and other plotholders who [...]

We were very pleased, and somewhat saddened, to be told that Manor Garden Allotments had won an award and special mention after being nominated as one of London’s Green Corners. The last opportunity for people to come and discover it for themselves was about a month before the nominations closed, and by the time [...]

A two-day event to mark the launch of WE SELL BOXES, WE BUY GOLD.
This ongoing project explores the 2012 Olympic site and the Lower Lea Valley as a context for interdisciplinary research and artistic intervention.
The event takes place at various venues near the Olympic site in Stratford and includes performances by Mark Wayman, a symposium [...]

Gesche Wuerfel – Shed 4

Gesche Wuerfel’s images of Manor Garden Allotments form part of the Roof Unit ‘Foundations’ group photography show, which reveals a variety of approaches to the disappearing world of the Lower Lea Valley.
Peter Marshall reviews the show here
26 October – 15 December 2007
At SPACE
Opening times: Wednesday – Saturday 1pm-6pm.
Address: 129-131 Mare Street, [...]

SAVE OUR SHEDS
HUON MALLALIEU laments the loss of thriving allotments to the Olympics, commemorated in a poignant exhibition.

Getting back to nature: Vine Shed.Julian Perry’s selling exhibition of shed oil paintings captures the resourcefulness of gardeners

It is inevitable as it is ironic that the first casualty of Olympic Park project should be the peoples gardens. The [...]

From The Guardian, 2 Nov 2007
Samuel and Samantha Clark, the couple behind the London restaurant Moro, grew everything from chard to chilli on their East End allotment. They tell Jon Henley about the joy of growing your own food.

Sam and Sam Clark of Moro