GROW

GROW GROW is a charity working with schools and communities delivering bespoke programmes in sustainable food growing and outdoor learning.

VOLUNTEERS WEEK GRATITUUUUDE 💗(Which is basically every week for us!)Here’s to the people dedicating their hard-work, pe...
07/06/2026

VOLUNTEERS WEEK GRATITUUUUDE 💗

(Which is basically every week for us!)

Here’s to the people dedicating their hard-work, personality, knowledge, and heart to the land here at GROW. We couldn't do it without you!

Since 2019 we have welcomed over 785 volunteers to the Farm!

“Volunteers on the GROW Farm are the soul that keep the vegetables growing, the flowers blooming, cake bakes supplied at our events!, and the bees buzzing. Without them, we wouldn't have honey, for example. This amazing community comes together to create a family, holding each other up when things are tough and celebrating every success. I truly cannot thank them enough for their time, their love, and their deep care for our farm.” Farm Manager .

Join the family 👉wearegrow.org/volunteering (link in bio)

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday opportunities available, plus corporate team trips, and supported volunteering for adults who need additional support



🍄Merlin Sheldrake is coming to the GROW Farm!🍄We're incredibly lucky to welcome best-selling author, biologist, and myc...
01/06/2026

🍄Merlin Sheldrake is coming to the GROW Farm!🍄

We're incredibly lucky to welcome best-selling author, biologist, and mycologist .Sheldrake to the GROW Farm this July for a special evening exploring The Future of Youth in Mycology alongside our Fungi Academy students.

📍The GROW Farm at The Totteridge Academy
📆7 July
⏰️7–9pm

WHY ARE WE HOSTING THIS EVENT?
Fungi hold key potential for the future — from improving soil health and supporting biodiversity to strengthening food security in both urban and rural environments. GROW created the UK’s first AQA-certified programme in Mushroom Cultivation & Mycology, created to empower young people facing barriers to education and employment.

We believe the next generation should be at the forefront of discovering what's possible with one of the most overlooked and transformative organisms on Earth.

This evening is an opportunity to hear from one of the world's leading voices in mycology, while celebrating the work our students are doing - and imagining what comes next.

How fungi can help shape more resilient food systems, healthier soils, and stronger communities? Why is outdoor cultivation, intercropping, and experimentation so important?

THE EVENING
🍄Welcome and introduction to GROW's fungi programme
🍄Guided fungi tour of the farm
🍄Panel discussion: The Future of Youth in Mycology
🍄Audience Q&A and networking

WHO'S IT FOR?
ALL AGES! Anyone curious about fungi, food systems, education, ecology, regenerative agriculture, or the future of growing. No prior knowledge needed.

🎟Tickets are limited. wearegrow.org/events to secure your space - or just donate!

All profits raised from the event will be used to deliver more Fungi AQA's at GROW for young people, swipe or read more at wearegrow.org/fungi-adademy.

Thanks for coming to the GROW Plant Sale last Bank Holiday Monday! 🪴🥵☀️🍉🍅🌶🍆🌸We broke our record for plant sale, selling ...
29/05/2026

Thanks for coming to the GROW Plant Sale last Bank Holiday Monday! 🪴🥵☀️🍉🍅🌶🍆🌸

We broke our record for plant sale, selling over 1,500 plants across both dates! We want to say a HUGE thank you to our volunteers, alumni Manni, and farm team who have been working extra hard with watering during this extreme dry weather, making those sales possible.

It was lovely to see so many curious faces — from people just starting out with gardening and asking how to plant in a raised bed, to participants from our programmes, students from our partner school, mini GROWers from our local network of primary schools, and new visitors exploring the farm.

There were agroecologically grown cucumbers, tomatoes, aubergines, snapdragons, cornflowers, chamomile, chillies, pumpkins, watermelons plants on sale plenty for all! And the money went to support our educational programmes with young people, families, schools communities & the farm.

Next opportunity to visit the farm? GROW FARM OPEN DAY 2026 on Saturday 27th June — our largest event of the year and celebration. 🥳 With workshops, tours, food, live music, kids’ nature activities, pick you own flowers and a chance to learn all about what we do here.

wearegrow.org/events for tickets. See you there!

Free and solidarity-priced tickets available.

GOODBYE LUCY 🥹💐🌈✨🐸Yesterday was our Managing Director Lucy Hollis' last official day working here at GROW. Lucy was part...
23/05/2026

GOODBYE LUCY 🥹💐🌈✨🐸

Yesterday was our Managing Director Lucy Hollis' last official day working here at GROW. Lucy was part of the founding team at GROW 7 years ago when it was just an empty piece of land. She has shaped, driven, and nurtured GROW into what it is today.

We are all truly grateful to you, Lucy! To have a manager who centres people, values, kindness, compassion and listening whilst also driving ahead with so much action and inspiration for an agroecological future and a fairer food system has been a deep honour.

We wish you the best of luck on your new journey - training to be a psychotherapist - continuing your mission of helping others, driven by care. You will be so missed, but we are also ready to embrace this exciting moment of change, and will announce our new MD very soon!

“Working at GROW has been one of the most meaningful parts of my life over the past seven years. It’s a place shaped by so many people, and it's been such a privilege to be a part of it. What I’ve valued most is how deeply GROW matters to local people, and the sense that it’s always growing and evolving through the care of the community around it. I’m excited to follow GROW’s successes from afar and have every confidence it will continue to influence agroecology in thoughtful, practical, and ambitious ways.

Signing the contract today for our new Student Stall Assistant, Asar-re, a Y12 student who I taught when he was in Y7, and welcoming him to the GROW team on my final day, felt like the perfect full-circle moment. Good luck, Asar-re, as you step into your first job and the world of agroecology!"

Onwards and upwards.

GROW 💗

Spring Holiday Club ☀️🐔🪱🐝🔍🐸🌸👩‍🍳🧄🥗🦆What a glorious week. 16 local young people spent time on the GROW farm studying for t...
21/05/2026

Spring Holiday Club ☀️🐔🪱🐝🔍🐸🌸👩‍🍳🧄🥗🦆

What a glorious week. 16 local young people spent time on the GROW farm studying for their Pond Dipping licence last month, cooking farm produce lunches with Head (including hand-foraged wild garlic pesto with handmade pasta), learning about pollinators, chicken care, harvesting and, most importantly, spending time appreciating the outdoors and making friends.

We had a beautiful time celebrating with families and doing demos (☝️) on the last day. Next Holiday Club: August 2026!

🌻🚜💚LAUNCHING: GROW Open Day 2026!🌻🚜💚📅 Saturday 27 June⏰ 10am-3pmA day of learning and fun for everyone who wants to come...
21/05/2026

🌻🚜💚LAUNCHING: GROW Open Day 2026!🌻🚜💚

📅 Saturday 27 June
⏰ 10am-3pm

A day of learning and fun for everyone who wants to come along!

Explore the farm and learn about agroecology through our farm tours, nature activities, delicious food, fresh produce, picking-your-own flowers, and more!

Our young people, volunteers, team and community will all be behind making it happen - and any money you spend on the day will support our charity and the work that we do.

wearegrow.org/events to tickets!

Solidarity pricing available with free tickets for those who need it.

🥕🍆🥒🌈🍓NEW FARM STALL HOURS for Spring-Summer season!🥒🌈🍓🥕🍆📍⏱️Our farm stall will be open, 3-6pm, every Wednesday, starting...
05/05/2026

🥕🍆🥒🌈🍓NEW FARM STALL HOURS for Spring-Summer season!🥒🌈🍓🥕🍆

📍⏱️Our farm stall will be open, 3-6pm, every Wednesday, starting this week.⏱️📍
..That's a whole extra hour for you to grab your veg, flowers, herbs, plants and more from the TTA school carpark.

Look out for the stall getting fuller as we edge towards our peak season in August! Where there will be tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergines, melons, strawberries, mushrooms, beautiful flower bunches, fennel, garlic, carrots, kale and so so much more, bursting from the stall. 🫠
Find out more: wearegrow.org/buy-our-produce

Please share and spread the word!!

WHY BUY FROM GROW?
🍅Buying our produce supports our charity and educational programmes that we run with young people and families
🥕You will be helping to support a fairer, more local and seasonal food system and the community
🧄We operate a Solidarity Pricing System - which we are currently developing and getting feedback from our community for - making our produce as affordable as possible
💐We use chemical-free, agroecological methods that nurture soil, people & wildlife

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO GROW!

Thank you for supporting us 💚

29/04/2026

🪴🪴🪴🪴 GROW Plant Sale reminder! 🪴🪴🪴🪴

📅THIS Bank Holiday Monday, 4 May
📍The GROW Farm, Barnet

And another on the 25 May, 10am-2pm.

Prices start from £1-5 alll the way up to £20. And we have Solidarity Pricing offering discounted prices for those who need it. 🙃

See you there.

🪴GROW 2026 Event Season kicks off with our seasonal Plant Sales on Monday 4th and Monday 25th May, 10am-2pm on the GROW ...
23/04/2026

🪴GROW 2026 Event Season kicks off with our seasonal Plant Sales on Monday 4th and Monday 25th May, 10am-2pm on the GROW Farm 🪴

HERBS 🌿 Rosemary, sage, summer savoury, oregano, mint and parsley and coriander plugs

VEG 🍆 Kale, lettuce, cabbages, beetroot, chicory, chives (plant sale 1), tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, chillis, aubergine, okra, melons, chard, spinach, and beetroot (plant sale 2)

POLLINATOR PLANTS 🐝 Hesperis, foxgloves, lupins, and yarrow

FLOWERS 🌺 Ammi, Snapdragon, daucus, hyssop, cornflowers, and geum

And lots more!

Seasonal produce will also be available for purchase, with Solidarity Pricing available to help make our produce affordable for all.

Just turn up! Spread the word! 📣

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