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.

Saturday, 17 August 2024

ECCG is featured on a radio programme

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  The ECCG is on Cambridge 105 radio , learn about our permaculture and hear from Rachel and the volunteers. You can find the interview 42 m...
Wednesday, 17 July 2024

July fun at ECCG

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This summer has been challenging, we had a lot of rain so there hasn't been an urgent need for a watering rota as in previous years.  In...
Saturday, 25 May 2024

Volunteers from AstraZeneca visit ECCG agin

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An energetic and enthusiastic group of volunteers from AstraZeneca came back again on a beautiful spring day to spruce up our community gard...
Tuesday, 19 March 2024

Charles Dowding visits ECCG

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  On Monday 11 March, ECCG welcomed Charles Dowding , the No-Dig veg-growing expert and writer. Charlotte, volunteers, members of Transition...
Friday, 8 March 2024

Counting down the days to spring

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     It is early March, but it's still cold and rainy at times. Today is a lovely sunny day and there  are bulbs and crocuses among the ...
Monday, 5 February 2024

Is spring coming soon?

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  On Saturday 3 February, our blogger Simone led a walk to the Empty Common Garden with members of the University of the Third Age Cambridge...
Thursday, 14 December 2023

Festive greeting and a new crowfunding campaign

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  We have not seen any snow this winter, so here is a photo from the archive (winter 2017).  Our meeting hut is getting booked for all sort ...
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