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.

Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Visit from a local group & recipe for Swedish tea bread

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Our welcoming tea spread by the flag  On Sunday we welcomed a group from Trumpington who want to develop a community garden.  We decide...
Monday, 6 February 2017

Spring is in the air... plus recipe for citrus cleaner

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Thank you, John, for this harvesting pic! Yesterday Empty Common had a stall at Seedy Sunday . We had photos of our garden, a ma...
Wednesday, 18 January 2017

Happy New Year from Empty Common Community Garden

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It is a cold January but the Garden still looks green and lush. A few crops are still growing outdoors (Brussels sprouts, turnips, parsnips)...
Sunday, 18 December 2016

Happy Xmas from Empty Common

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Pic: Pixabay Xmas is next week! Season's Greetings to all our readers across the world... we sometimes look at the analytic...
Sunday, 20 November 2016

Pumpkins, courgettes, squashes.... what is the difference?

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Pic: Good Heart Farm Click on text boxes and infographic to enlarge...  Please click on the graph below to enlarge ...
Monday, 31 October 2016

Happy Halloween from Empty Common Community Garden

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Yesterday about 50 people, including families shared our seasonal celebrations. Prior to the party, a lot of weeding and wheat planting...
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Friday, 14 October 2016

Our review for 2015-2016

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Charlotte reported to Transition Cambridge at their AGM about the Garden's progress and projects. This is a review of what has happene...
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