GREEN GATHERING

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* “Consistent conclusions across geographically diverse experimental studies [found] that physical connection with nature improved human cognition, social skills, physical and mental health, and psychological connection to nature. Experiments also showed that psychological connection with nature had significant positive impact on pro-environmental behaviours and values.”
Barragan-Jason, Loreau, de Mazancourt et al, 2023

It is scientifically proven that nature connectedness benefits both people and planet …

So, Muswell Hill Sustainability Group (MHSG) and Meadow Orchard Project (MOP) are pleased to present a FREE summer afternoon of talks and tours, engaging with and learning about nature, in the glorious community garden oasis of Meadow Orchard. It brings together three community groups who are working hard at engaging their communities with nature, making green spaces accessible (when 47% of the UK is 15 minutes from any), and offering advice on gardening sustainably, including …

• A guided tour by Alan Briggs, secretary of Meadow Orchard Project (MOP), taking in MOP’s wildlife habitat, apiary, polytunnels, urban symbiosis, community composting, organic gardening methods for growing food, willow and oak coppice and an introduction to some of the site users, activities and outreach they offer.
• A presentation by Helen Finch of Rookfield Biodiversity Group, in MOP’s cob Roundhouse, sharing experiences of a project to encourage sustainable gardening across a small community of local residents. It will describe attempts to mitigate the drastic loss in our local biodiversity, response to these actions and discussion of how we might make these attempts larger. It will also include a free leaflet “Giving Nature a Helping Hand in Your Garden”.
• Followed by an introduction by Richard Coulder of Transition Network, a global, community-led movement, working for a low-carbon, socially just future, including renewable energy projects, local food systems and green spaces, as they work towards instating Crouch End and Finsbury Park as Transition Towns …
• And 'The View from Here: Community Art' exhibition in MOP’s cob Roundhouse – a Nature-based collection of artworks from the Meadow Orchard community, celebrating creativity and the power of community, coinciding with the Crouch End Festival and The Big Green Week
• Q&A to follow | open to all | free with the option to donate to MHSG and Meadow Orchard Project