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🌍 Farm the Future, Feed the Movement
🎪 One Farmer’s Market, Every Year
🌾 Community Market Garden

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🌱 BLACK GROWTH COMMUNITY DAY IS BACK! 💚

Saturday 31st October, we’re getting our hands dirty and planting for the future! 🧄

🌱 Seed saving, because the next growing season starts now!
🧄 Garlic planting, plant now, harvest later!
🍽️ A family style community meal, because we grow together AND eat together!
🛍️ Plus seasonal produce/products from our Market Garden shop.

📍 @rootsallotments, Coulsdon, CR5 2QQ
🕚 11am–3:30pm
🎟️ FREE! Register via the link in our bio.

Come ready to learn, plant, eat and connect! 💚

Registration is VERY important as it helps us plan activities, cater for everyone and reduce food waste. 🌍

#BlackGrowthCIC #CommunityDay #GrowYourOwn #CommunityGrowing by @blackgrowthuk

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7 days ago

✊🏾 **WE’RE MAKING HISTORY IN LAMBETH. 🌱🖤**

This year, Black Growth CIC has hosted an even t at @myattsfieldspark for the THIRD year in a row.

And we haven’t got here without a fight. Majority of you will know we started on Brixton Station Road and it’s been a challenge to keep these events running for FREE in Lambeth despite the war against gentrification.

Because we believe our communities deserve more than access that comes with a price tag. We deserve spaces where we can gather, celebrate, rest, learn and simply BE without financial barriers.

From the people who show up, to the traders, facilitators, volunteers and partners who bring these spaces to life, this is what community looks like. ❤️‍🔥

We’re proud of what we’ve built, but we know the work doesn’t stop here. We’ll keep pushing for a future where community-led events can thrive, remain accessible and stay rooted in the places they call home.

**Three events. One community. A whole lot of love and a fight worth continuing.**

This is Black Growth. This is community wealth. This is Black joy in action. 🌍✊🏾

📸: @gbengasaka_ 🏆 (thank you so much for capturing our work ❤️) taken in Myatt's Fields Park by @blackgrowthuk

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“Racism, classism and not feeling safe in majority-white, middle-class spaces, is largely why Black farmers aren’t able to sell their produce in many of the traditional market spaces.” 🧑🏾‍🌾🖤 — Natasha Pencil and Aisha Jade, Founders of @blackgrowthuk
 This Black History Month, we’re celebrating @blackgrowthuk, a Black-led organisation working to transform the UK’s growing system through black farmers markets, advocacy work harvest wellness festivals and community days, building better representation for black growers to thrive, break down barriers and create better opportunities. 💚

SWIPE to find out more! 👉  #BeEnriched #EnrichingCommunities #BlackHistoryMonth by @blackgrowthuk

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18 hours ago

🧄 Come plant garlic with us! 🌱💚

Autumn is the perfect time to get garlic into the ground, ready for next year’s harvest!

Join us for our next Black Growth Community Day on Saturday 31st October. A day of getting our hands in the soil, learning together and connecting with our community. 🖤

🕚 Here’s how the day will look:

11:00–11:30 | Welcome & introductions
11:30–13:00 | Session activity 1
13:00–14:00 | Community lunch
14:00–15:30 | Session activity 2 & feedback

⏰ Please arrive 10–15 minutes early so we can start together!

What to bring:

👕 Warm layers and weatherproof clothing
🥾 Comfortable boots, wellies or trainers you don’t mind getting muddy
🥤 Plenty of drinking water as there’s none available on site

We’ll be outdoors for most of the day, weather permitting, so come prepared!

🎟️ This is a FREE community event! Please register via the link in our bio. Registrations help us plan activities and food, demonstrate community demand and keep events like these free.

Come for the garlic, stay for the community! 🧄💚

#BlackGrowthCIC #CommunityGrowing #FoodSovereignty #BlackHistoryMonth by @blackgrowthuk

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2 days ago

🌱 F is for Fannie! 🖤

Who owns the land, and who gets to benefit from it? 👀

Meet Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist and founder of the Freedom Farm Cooperative.

In 1969, she helped Black communities access land, build economic independence and create opportunities for generations to come.

Because land is more than somewhere to grow food. It’s a foundation for freedom, ownership and community power. 💚🌱

#BlackHistoryMonthUK #BlackAgriculture #BlackGrowthCIC #BlackHistoryMonth by @blackgrowthuk

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2 days ago

🌀 HIPS DON’T LIE! 😂💚

Young, old, little ones AND even the fellas… EVERYBODY was getting their hoop on at Harvest Wellness Festival! 💃🏾🙌🏾

Big shoutout to @obiepearl for bringing the hoops, the energy and the FUN! 🌀✨

Who knew a little hoop could bring so many people together? 🥹💚

Same time next year? 👀😂

#BlackGrowthCIC #HarvestWellnessFestival #HulaHooping #CommunityJoy taken in Myatt's Fields Park by @blackgrowthuk

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4 days ago

Some wonderful creations from @jaixia_ Plant Printing Workshop as part of the Harvest Wellness Festival organised by Black Growth ✨🧡

Can we take a minute for this beautiful space in Myatt Fields Park!? 🙏🏽 taken in Myatt's Fields Park by @blackgrowthuk

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4 days ago

🌱 E is for Ericka! 🖤

Poetry, resistance and the power of nature! 👀

Meet Ericka Huggins, poet, educator and former Black Panther Party leader.

While imprisoned, Ericka turned to poetry, exploring themes of freedom, healing and the natural world.

She later helped nurture young minds as director of the Oakland Community School, where children received free education and nutritious meals.

From finding strength in nature to nourishing her community, Ericka reminds us that growth takes many forms. 💚🌱

#BlackHistoryMonthUK #BlackAgriculture #BlackGrowthCIC by @blackgrowthuk

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4 days ago

🌱 FROM SOIL TO STALL! 🛍️

Our Black Growth Market Garden was showing OFF at Harvest Wellness Festival! 😂💚

Garlic, chillis, carrots, pumpkins, tomatoes, green tomato chutney and MORE! All grown & made by the Black Growth team, right here in London! 🙌🏾

Every harvest represents the hard work, care and dedication that goes into growing food for our community. And every purchase helps us keep growing so we can continue our important work! 🌱

A BIG thank you to everyone who stopped by and supported our stall. 💚

If you want to get your hands in the soil too? 👀🧄 Join us for garlic planting at our next Community Day!

📅 Saturday 31st October | 11am–3:30pm
🎟️ FREE! Register via the link in our bio so we can plan activities and food without waste.

#BlackGrowthCIC #HarvestWellnessFestival #CommunityGrowing #GrowYourOwn #SupportLocalGrowers

📸 @t3quilla.shots taken in Myatt's Fields Park by @blackgrowthuk

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6 days ago

💚 YOU SHOWED UP. NOW SPEAK UP! 📣🌱

Did you join us at Harvest Wellness Festival on Sunday 27th September? 👀

We want to hear from YOU!

The good, the great and even the things we could do better. We want ALL of it! 😂💚

Your feedback helps us demonstrate our impact, secure funding and keep bringing FREE community events to you!

📝 Just 3 minutes! Hit the link in our bio and tell us what you think.

You showed up for us. Now help us keep showing up for YOU! 🌱💚

#BlackGrowthCIC #HarvestWellnessFestival #CommunityGrowing #YourVoiceMatters by @blackgrowthuk

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6 days ago

🌱 D is for Dara! 🎶

Food justice AND good vibes? Right up our street! 🍃

Meet Dara Cooper, co-founder of the National Black Food & Justice Alliance, DJ and movement vibe curator.

Dara is helping to build a fairer, more sustainable food system by championing Black food sovereignty, supporting community-led change and creating space for people to connect, organise and thrive.

From advocating for food justice to bringing people together through music, Dara proves that community organising can have a soundtrack too! 🎧💚

A reminder that creating change can be powerful, joyful and rooted in community.

#BlackHistoryMonthUK #BlackAgriculture #BlackGrowthCIC by @blackgrowthuk

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7 days ago

🌱🎨 YOU CAME. YOU PLAYED. YOU CREATED!

From little ones getting their faces painted to grown-ups finding their rhythm, our Harvest Wellness Festival workshops brought the park to LIFE! 🥁🛼💃🏾

We moved, made, danced, laughed and tried new things. All surrounded by nature, fresh air and our beautiful community. 💚✨

A HUGE shoutout to the amazing people who made it happen! 🙌🏾

🌀 @obiepearl — Hula Hooping
🥁 @miriamdubois_music — African Drumming
🧵 @theremakerylondon — Regenerative Fashion
🛼 @jamspeedrollers — Roller Skating
🎨 @kekes_parties — Face Painting
🌿 @jaixia_ & @peaceofheritage — Creative Workshops
🎶 @vibesfm — Live Music & Radio

And to everyone who got involved, whether you were trying something new or showing us how it’s DONE… THANK YOU! 😂💚

Same time next year? 👀🌱

#HarvestWellnessFestival #BlackGrowthCIC #CommunityWellness #SouthLondonEvents #BlackJoy taken in Myatt's Fields Park by @blackgrowthuk

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