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| Our History |
Cable Street Community Gardens was founded in the late 1970's as part of a Friends of the Earth initiative reclaiming derelict land for local community use. |
| click to see pictures from the early days of the gardens |
| About Us |
| Our gardeners come from all areas of the local community and use this space to grow organic flowers and vegetables and to create a haven for wildlife in the city. |
There are fruit trees,
berry bushes and numerous mini-ponds across the site, in addition to
the plentiful flowers and vegetables. The varied flora, and the fact
that it is managed without pesticides, attracts a wide range of animals
including butterflies and other invertebrates, newts, frogs, toads,
foxes, squirrels and birds include robin, wren, dunnock, blackbird,
song thrush, goldfinch and kestrel. |
| The gardens are an oasis of tranquility, but beyond the obvious gardening activities, they also provide an important meeting place and link between a wide range of ages and cultures in East London. We have contacts with a number of other organisations and volunteer schemes and also organise visits to shows and gardens. |