We had a weird winter: cold, warm, cold and snow in March! Today is the first day of spring, with meadows full of daffodils and crocuses. On Sunday, the ECCG had a party to celebrate the new meeting hut. Charlotte, our coordinator, sent these lovely photos. As with other parties, it was open to all ages - the hut and its amenities were fully tried and tested on the day. Scroll down to see photos of the event and how we celebrated this wonderful building, a labour of love. Thank you to all the volunteers and those who donated money and materials for this project ..read more

  We love fungi's other-worldliness and are happy that they are finally getting the attention they deserve. Fungi are brilliant at breaking down difficult compounds, like cellulose, allowing others to use the nutrients and energy trapped within the materials. These materials are unavailable until the fungi get to work. In our community garden they are breaking down all sorts, but the fruiting bodies in our garden are mostly associated with our abundance of old logs, especially on the Hugelkultur  mound where logs had been buried. In addition to breaking materials, fungi form massive ..read more

  We had snow in Cambridge and this is the meeting hut looking like a fairytale image in a wintry landscape.  If you are considering donating to a good cause, please help our garden by sponsoring our meeting hut. Happy Christmas and a Serene New Year ..read more

  November is upon us. It is rainy and colder but it's not as cold as in previous years. Despite the dry summer we had really good crops due to the diligence of volunteers who came and watered. It has been an exciting year with the new hut being built and we are fundraising for the final touches. The hut has been already used by a local organisation and with our already existing compost toilet we can welcome local groups who need a place to meet. Thank you for our roving volunteers at AstraZeneca who came back again and contributed to a number of projects with manpower and resources ..read more

The ECCG this month   Autumn is in full swing but the garden is still so green and pleasant. There has been great progress with the meeting hut, a true labour of love with plenty of recycling of materials... We have a lovely indoor/outdoor feature involving bottles, they look like precious jewels and sparkle in the sun. We are fundraising for more improvements, please visit our page here.   Inside the meeting hut, John and Charlotte have been busy making it cosy. There is now a kitchenette and a kettle! We do have an outdoor kettle powered by twigs and it w ..read more

We had a very dry summer in the UK and everywhere in Cambridge the grass was looking like straw. The watering rota was crucial for the survival of our fruit and veggies. Right now Szechuan peppers are ready, so are the apples, basil, tomatoes and beetroot.  Ben found this lovely creature earlier in the summer. Charlotte loves toads with their golden eyes.  She sent us a few lines of poetry: "Ask a toad what is beauty ...; he will answer that it is a female with two great round eyes coming out of her little head, a large flat mouth, a yellow belly and a brown back.". Ear ..read more

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Another cohort of green-fingered volunteers from AstraZeneca visited the garden in July. We documented what they did for us in these lovely photos. Thank you so much for contributing to our community garden with your hard work. The Garden still needs volunteers, if you would like to join, please get in touch ..read more

It's summer and the watering rota is in full swing because it is not raining and if it does, it is not enough for plants to thrive. This Sunday, the Empty Common Community Garden is hosting the Transition Cambridge's summer picnic, 12:00-14:00. It is open to anyone and it's a chance to meet and catch up with local transitioners.  Please bring your own food and drink (best if we don't share because of covid). The picnic will go ahead whatever the weather as the new meeting hut is now viable!!! Donations towards ECCG are, of course, welcome! Below are the photos of our own party ..read more

Apologies if the blog has been quiet. We have been working hard, watering and planting in the outside beds as the outdoor growing season started. The hut is also progressing. Why not come and see for yourself this Saturday?  Come and join us and help to promote ECCG. Bring food and drink to share. We hope to see you there!  ..read more