Join us for a fun and creative monthly celebration of the seasons, an invitation to explore the rhythms of the natural world. Attend a single gathering, a series of four, or journey with us through the whole year!
Earth moves to many rhythms. We live within the turning of the seasons, the orbits of the sun, moon, and stars; the ebb and flow of tides; the growth and rest of plants; and the habits, movements, and migrations of our more-than-human kin.
When we align our lives with these natural cycles, we deepen our connection to the vast web of life. This practice cultivates a sense of belonging and brings meaningful, simple rituals into our homes, families, and communities.
In this year-long series of monthly gatherings, we’ll share a rich mix of experiences, including:
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Tuning into the subtle shifts in the living world through the lens of the 72 British microseasons
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Reclaiming ancient festivals and seasonal practices — both from this land and from the ancestral traditions of other parts of the world
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Sharing stories, singing songs, and engaging in simple, heartfelt creative acts
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Foraging, harvesting, and celebrating what the season offers
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Expressing gratitude for the gifts of this Earth
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Honouring the turning of the wheel of the year — together, in community, and in connection with the diversity of life
Wherever your roots are, and whichever land you call home, you’re warmly invited to join this gathering — to build a deeper relationship with Earth by honouring her rhythms and cycles.
Programme Seasons, Dates & Timings
The full programme consists of three seasons of four monthly sessions each. To attend the first four sessions, select 'Season 1' in the ticket options. Single sessions are also available to book. Seasons 2 and 3 will be announced and open to bookings soon.
SEASON 1 - Summer
Summer solstice: Light
Tuesday 17th June 6.30pm - 9pm
We begin the series with a celebration of Midsummer, or Litha — the height of the sun’s journey and the longest day of the year. Together, we’ll embody this moment of fullness, tracing the sun’s path to its peak. We’ll explore Celtic myths and traditions that honour this luminous turning point in the seasonal wheel. We’ll delight in the fragrance of sweet peas and give thanks for butterflies, pollinators, and the humble dandelion. As we gather, we’ll reflect on the ways we carry and tend our own inner light — and mark this powerful time with simple ritual, gratitude, and shared intention. OmVed Garden's Head of Urban Growing, Vicky Chown will be the first guest of the season.
High summer: Ripening
Monday 21 July, 6.30pm - 9pm
In Celtic mythology, July is a threshold — a quiet pause between Litha and Lammas, when fruits swell and grain ripens, but the harvest has not yet begun. It’s a time of waiting, of ripening, of quiet potency — a pregnant pause held in the golden warmth of high summer. This month, we’ll reflect on the turning of the seasons — in nature and within our own lives. We’ll constellate the wheel of the year and explore how we might live in deeper relationship with life’s many cycles. There’ll be time to lie back in the grass and listen to the hum of grasshoppers and the coo of wood pigeons. We may craft simple nature mandalas from summer’s offerings — flowers, leaves, and berries — and share in cordial and mugwort tea. We’re delighted to welcome Amanda Simon as our guest for this gathering.
Lammas: Abundance
Tuesday 19 Aug, 6.30pm - 9pm
This month, we’ll celebrate the ancient festival of Lammas — the ripening of fruit and the first harvest of grain. We’ll connect with Lugh, the Celtic god of the sun, storms, craftsmanship, and the arts. We’ll explore themes of community, sharing, and abundance, and are delighted to welcome special guest Faye Mingyi Lu, who will guide us through a tea ceremony featuring foraged late-summer herbs, flowers, and berries.
Autumn equinox: Harvest
Tuesday 23 Sept 6.30pm - 9pm
This month, we’ll celebrate the equinox and give thanks for the harvest and the abundance of Earth’s gifts. We’ll delve into the myths of Mabon and other ancient practices tied to this season. Together, we’ll reflect on the balance of dark and light, and consider the changing seasons within our own lives. We’ll honour the rowan berries, goldfinches, and the migration of swallows and other birds. We’ll notice the emergence of seeds and the quieting of the dusk chorus. We may harvest apples or invite the land and the more-than-human community to write tiny poems with us and through us. Special guest Sandra Salazar will join us, guiding us as we let go into autumn and embrace the shortening of the days.
Meet the Programme Facilitator:
Justine Huxley is a writer, facilitator, spiritual ecologist and visionary. She co-founded the project Kincentric Leadership three years ago, and facilitates workshops, retreats and trainings all over the world, rooted in the 8 principles of kinship with all life. KL’s vision is a future in which people everywhere learn to collaborate with a living, intelligent Earth. She was previously the CEO of St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, where she worked for 18 years, innovating programmes at the intersection of ecology, spirituality and peace-making. She belongs to a meditation community which has deeply aligned its tradition with the Earth and the needs of our times, and is author of a book about how the younger generations are reinventing spirituality and social action. Her first job involved training camels on a tiny Danish island. www.kincentricleadership.org @kincentricleadership
Meet the Programme Guest Speakers:
Faye Mingyi Lu - Amanda Simon - Sandra Salazar
Amanda Simon is a kincentric astrologer and an artist, currently studying an MA in Art and Ecology at Goldsmiths University. She has completed an apprenticeship in Contemporary Animism with Animate Earth, is an alumni of Josh Schrei’s Emerald ‘mythic body’ course, has trained in dream tending with Topo Ka and Pacifica, and is a member of the Kincentric Leadership community of practice. Amanda has also collaborated with landscape gardeners weaving the celestial into the terrestrial, in physical ways.
Faye Mingyi Lu is the Director of WildBound, where she designs regenerative leadership programs that reconnect people with nature, community, and self. Her work is rooted in ancestral wisdom, ecological consciousness, and cross-cultural collaboration, drawing from her experiences with Indigenous communities worldwide to foster regenerative futures across generations and geographies. Faye loves to share tea ceremony with people all over the world, and carries a ‘travelling tea set’ everywhere she goes.
Sandra Salazar is the founder of Go Grow With Love, a thriving community garden in North London, working with women, youths and adults from diverse backgrounds, in particular from African and Caribbean heritage. She is a community horticulturist/farmer who facilitates programmes and workshops in the community in cultural food growing, land and environment, biodiversity, health and nutrition and sustainable holistic well-being. Sandra, also known by many children as Miss Dandelion, is a charismatic teacher, who inspires love for food, growing and the natural world wherever she goes.
About OmVed Gardens:
OmVed Gardens is a garden, exhibition, events, and learning space in North London dedicated to exploring the connections between food, ecology and creativity for health and climate resilience. We are on a mission to inspire ecological awareness and action, and deepen our understanding of interconnectedness with the natural world.
As a registered Community Interest Company, all our activities prioritise social and ecological objectives. Whether collaborating with chefs, creatives, gardeners, or schools, OmVed Gardens is a hub for education, connection, and action. We aim to inspire individuals and communities to reimagine their role in building a healthier, more resilient world.
We work to increase biodiversity - of species, seeds, food systems, and participation, through regenerative gardening, seed saving, habitat creation, and ecological education. Our space serves as a living example of how urban areas can be transformed into thriving ecosystems that support both human and non-human communities.
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Subsidised Tickets: We have a few reserved tickets at a subsidised rate. If this workshop is not monetarily accessible, please write to us at events@omvedgardens.com to avail yourself of a subsidised ticket rate. Subject to availability.
Refund Policy: Tickets are non-refundable, except in cases where a waiting list exists for the session. If the event is sold out, a refund may be considered if requested up to 10 days prior to the session date. Please write to us for any refund inquiries at events@omvedgardens.com.
