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.

Thursday, 29 July 2021

Volunteer day at the Empty Common Community Garden

On the 15th of July, a local company sent volunteers to the garden; a lot was completed on the day! Relocation of wild garlic Wild garlic wa...

Sunday, 11 July 2021

The annual Transition party and a walk into our garden!

Last Sunday, Transition Cambridge hosted their annual party at the Empty Common. But first, here's a look into Michela's perspective...

Saturday, 19 June 2021

Summer is nearly here!

Replacement of the leaky flat roof... Our leaky old flat roof on the black shed has now been replaced with a new, sloped green roof. Just l...

Thursday, 22 April 2021

Busy times at the Empty Common Community Garden

Lovely time at ECCG - a busy, enterprising Sunday for our volunteers. We m oved materials for the shed, edged and weeded beds, we split u...

Thursday, 1 April 2021

Welcome to Spring: bike racks and garden edges

We now have bike racks at both entrances to the garden, thankfully clearing the garden of our Sunday bikes clutter when they were perched ...

Monday, 22 February 2021

It's all about birds at ECCG

At the end of January, Nicola did the bird count alone, due to Covid-19 restrictions, and this is what she found: Robin 3 bluetit 5 magpie ...

Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Snow at Empty Common Community Garden

Our volunteer and supporter Ian sent us these photos from the snowy community garden. Snowdrops have appeared, so apt! These early blooms ar...

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