As the leaves turn golden and the harvest season draws to a close, join us at OmVed Gardens for our Autumn Seed Swap.
A wonderful opportunity for gardeners of all levels to come together, share seeds, exchange gardening tips, and celebrate the beauty of autumn.
Join us for a day of community, learning, and autumnal beauty at OmVed Gardens. We look forward to seeing you there!
Event Highlights:
Seed Exchange: Bring your surplus seeds and discover new varieties to try in your garden next season. From heirloom vegetables to rare flowers, there's something for everyone.
Community Networking: Connect with fellow gardening enthusiasts, share your experiences, and build a network of local gardeners.
Refreshments: Enjoy seasonal refreshments made from locally sourced ingredients, including herbal teas, freshly baked goods, and more.
Workshops (ticketed): Engage in a unique sound workshop to explore the hidden sounds of OmVed with artist Laura Selby. Bringing a little one? Check our Creative Wildflower Seed Packets Workshop for children.
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, we look forward to meeting you. Don't forget to bring your seeds, stories, and a spirit of sharing!
About the Seed Saving Network:
The Seed Saving Network is an initiative started by Omved Gardens. In addition to sharing seed amongst our community, we are building a living seed library, growing, storing and collecting data on organic seed at our kitchen garden in Highgate, North London.
https://seedsaving.network/ @seedsavingnetwork
About OmVed Gardens:
Since 2017, we have been carefully restoring a previously tarmacked land in Highgate Village, north London, to provide a space to explore food, creativity and ecology for health and climate resilience.
We are a community interest company featuring a permaculture garden, a creative zero-waste kitchen and a growing educational, events and exhibition space. Our aims are to realise our deep entwinement with each other and the more-than-human, through thinking around food, gardening and ecological awareness, to improve diversity at all levels (seed, food, species, participation) and to use creativity and nature-led knowledge to help tackle the climate emergency.
www.omvedgardens.com · @omvedgardens
Practical site Information:
Access to our garden can be steep, please wear sturdy shoes.
Due
to temporary works, the gardens, glasshouse and toilets are not
suitable for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility.
There is no visitor parking so we encourage you to cycle, walk or take public transport. Google Maps Directions
There is paid parking on Highgate from 10am - 12pm and free before and after.
We
unfortunately cannot allow any furry friends unless they are
guide/support animals. Please let us know in advance if you need to
bring them with you.
The Glasshouse (Our indoor space) is not heated so please dress for the weather.
Health & Safety Information:
Children
are the responsibility of their parents or guardians and should not be
left unattended at any time when they are on site.
If you have an allergy to a particular plant or insect, please get in touch before attending our site.
The
gardens are a habitat for a variety of pollinators, including busy
bees. Please respect them and do not approach the beehives for their
safety and yours.
We have ponds - members of the public are not permitted in the pond at any time.
Do not ingest any plants, mushrooms or fungi that you find on site.
There are two first aid kits on site, one in the glasshouse and one in the dome
