Food That Crops Again and Again
Fruit trees and bushes in the garden can provide regular crops of fruits each year with little effort and they make a good starting point...
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- Jan 10, 2021
Making a New Year’s Resolution that will help repair our climate
As we look to 2021, Transition Town Letchworth have been debating the New Year’s resolutions that each of us could choose to help repair...
- Dec 21, 2020
Letchworth Receives Transition Bounce Forward Grant Award
The grant is to provide our TerraCycle service with a large-capacity bike cargo trailer. This will relieve us of having to use a car for...
- Nov 8, 2020
Preserving Letchworth’s Harvest
This is the time of the year when Transition Town Letchworth would usually be busy setting up apple pressing events, helping local people...
- Jun 23, 2020
The joys of GIY – Grow It Yourself
One of the most exciting aspects of gardening, for me, is the watching and waiting and finally the appearance, of plants from seeds I...
- Apr 20, 2020
Lifestyle changes to limit Covid-19 also help to repair our climate
Taking into account UK production and import of goods, the average person in the UK produces 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents...
- Mar 3, 2020
Transition Town Contributions To NHDC Environmental Panels
Click here for a handout including all the TTL submissions.
- Jan 7, 2020
Support Given To Start An Educational Allotment for Letchworth Families
Diane Ketcher and Hilary Howell from Letchworth Organic Gardening group will be leading the project. Diane explained that “our aim is to...
- Jul 23, 2019
Transition Town Letchworth response to NHDC declaration of a ‘Climate Emergency’
North Herts District Council declared a Climate Emergency at its meeting on 21 May 2019. Transition Town Letchworth (TTL) formed in 2008...
- May 11, 2019
Tackling Climate Change One Milk Carton At A Time
As part of the Plastic Free Letchworth team we have been talking to local schools about switching from milk in cartons with straws to...
- Apr 30, 2019
Letchworth’s and districts Organic Gardening Group Spring Event
On Saturday April 27th, LOG ( formerly GIYO) held its 4th annual fundraising Spring event at the Free Church Hall in Letchworth. As on...
- Nov 26, 2018
GIYO – NEXT STEPS
The GIYO group began due to people coming to the Growers’ Market stall to ask for advice about starting a veg plot. Having helped several...
- Apr 30, 2018
Chris Collins delivers the Letchworth’s Grow It Yourself Organic Spring Talk
Chris talked about his time as Westminster Abbey’s Head Gardener. He explained how he was determined to manage the place organically and...
- Sep 20, 2016
Transition Town Letchworth Apple Pressing Season Begins
I only have one small apple tree but I took half a bucket of apples and bought back two litres of juice. It will store in the fridge for...
- Apr 12, 2016
GIYO new members get together
A big welcome to all our new members. Hope to see you soon. The next event is a visit to Triangle Gardens in Hitchin to take part in...
- Apr 2, 2016
Grow It Yourself Organic Launch
James Campbell, Chief Executive of Garden Organic gave us an inspiring talk at our event on Saturday. As a result GIY – now GIYO – has 13...
- Mar 28, 2016
Garden Organic’s journey
As we approach the launch of TTL’s partnership with Garden Organic, Sue, a TTL trustee recalls her involvement with organic gardening and...
- Aug 31, 2015
A Pressing Need for Apples
It’s not been the sunniest of summers, but with all the rain and a kind spring the apple harvest seems to be plentiful and slightly early...
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