Empty Common Community Garden & Meeting Hut

This is the official blog of the award-winning Empty Common Community Garden, which is in Cambridge, UK. It is open to all and is very inclusive. It is based on the principles of permaculture and we grow food and flowers to encourage wildlife (bees, insects, etc). We use no pesticides.

Monday, 8 August 2016

Empty Common - this morning - spot the squirrel!

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A summer morning at the garden, quiet except for a pesky squirrel up the big oak... Enjoy.
Wednesday, 3 August 2016

Harvesting and watering time....

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Summer is with us and it's raining quite a bit but of course volunteers still need to water in the polytunnel, where plants...
Thursday, 14 July 2016

All united under the ECCG flag! Plus advice on pests

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Sheltering in the polytunnel during a brief summer shower  The flag was flying high while we shared food and friendship On Sunday,...
Friday, 1 July 2016

Going wild, wild, wild! Two events at ECCG

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We have a lot of exciting events happening at the Empty Common Community Garden. We are participating in the Cambridge  Wild Weeke...
Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Summer is here but it's a mixed bag!

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Getting a bed ready! We are having a stop and go summer, the sun is warm but it's raining now and then. Still it's not as bad a...
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Busy bees in the garden...

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Insects are getting busy in the garden - and volunteers too! I am posting last month's updates and some information on the Soil Health ...
Wednesday, 8 June 2016

It's nearly summer

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June has arrived with a mix of weather but right now it's very warm and the watering rota has been re-established after a rainy period...
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