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.

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Autumn in the Empty Common Community Garden

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  Welcome to autumn. The watering rota is no longer required now we get regular downpours, but we do get lovely sunny days now and then. On ...
Wednesday, 26 August 2020

Garden update, including our own page on Co-operate!

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Last week, we pulled out the remaining sweetcorn plants and dug over some of the beds, removing stones.  We planted one emptied bed with clo...
Saturday, 1 August 2020

Welcome, August!

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The weather has been warm, so the watering rota is in full action. We practise social distancing and turn up in shifts - everyone brings t...
Sunday, 26 July 2020

Butterfly count in the Garden

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Our volunteer Nicola participated in the  Big Butterfly Count  (17 July - 9 August) for the Empty Common Community Garden and sent us...
Saturday, 27 June 2020

A restorative pause in the Garden

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Rebecca creating soothing vibes with her drum by the river Our resident artist, Rebecca, has recorded a session of healing and soothi...
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Wednesday, 17 June 2020

Growing resilience in our garden

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What do we need in order to grow resilience? A healthy natural world, local self-sufficiency and a robust community that is diverse,...
Monday, 8 June 2020

June gardening jobs

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Denitsa sent us this pic of our polytunnel in April The unseasonally warm weather has cooled down. The volunteers are visiting on separ...
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