Resources: Networking & Movements
How to create a forest garden in a communal or public space
The recording of the Agroforestry in the City talk by Karina Ponton, 22 Mar 22.
Learn how to be a climate change savvy gardener - and to start now!
The recording of the Climate Change Savvy Gardening talk by Kim Stoddart, 31 Mar 22.
Community Organising Case Study
Explore how one person has encouraged the community to come together and create Tollyrise Happiness Garden
Rory Cleary, Tollyrise Community Organiser
Youth Ambassadors Programme Report
Discover how a group of young people in Islington learned new climate action skills and shared them with their communities.
Community Composting - a workshop
On 21 Jul 2021 Shared Assets facilitated a conversation between Octopus Communities, Quantum Waste and officers from Islington Council.
It resulted in shared composting resources on this website
Watch the discussion about capacities in the Borough and the vision 👇
Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Food Waste
On 22 Sep 2021 Dr Christian Reynolds presented the cold hard reality of the impact of food production on global climate change - and suggested 3 strategies for taking action.
Making the Case for Local Food
On 20 Oct 2021 Sustain Alliance and RSPB presented their report which laid out many of the environmental, economic and social benefits of local food systems.
Learn why and how to create a forest garden - even in a small space
The recording of the Agroforestry in the City talk by Karina Ponton, 15 Mar 22.
What works well and what could be improved for local food in Islington?
Outcomes from the group participating at 4 Mar 2021 Movement Making event.
Food from the Sky - being productive with limited space.
A video about the origins of https://www.corkrooftopfarm.ie a lockdown enterprise that created a commercial food growing space of 100 sq.m. raised beds at 4.5m above road level.
The session took place on 17 Mar 2021.
Which local food knowledge sharing opportunities currently exist and what are the gaps?
The result of group work at our 7 Apr 2021 Movement Making event.
Taste it, don’t waste it!
On 30 Mar 2021 an introduction to the impact on people and the planet of food waste, with key ideas on how we can reduce and avoid food waste at home.
Islington Food Partnership
The Action for Local Food/Octopus Community Network team continue to play an instrumental role in developing the Islington Food Partnership, at a strategic and coordination level, to create a thriving local food system in Islington.
