The Urb Farm Wolverton - Growing People

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The Urb Farm Wolverton - Growing People The Urb Farm is a social enterprise market garden based in Wolverton, Milton Keynes Weekly Urb Farm Market every Tuesday 10am-4pm. We hope to see you soon!

Email [email protected] to subscribe to our newsletter and for seasonal opening hours. Growing People is a horticultural social enterprise exploring sustainable methods of growing food within the local community. Our market garden is located at the Urb Farm in the heart of Wolverton, Milton Keynes. Together with our trainees and volunteers we maintain 18 large growing beds, five polytunnels, greenhouses and an orchard all year round. We grow a wide range of vegetables and fruit using environmentally sensitive techniques, working with the seasons and local climate here in the Southeast. All of our produce is cultivated on site with zero food miles from field to market. Freshly picked produce can be purchased at our weekly market at the Urb Farm every Tuesday 10am-4pm. Opening hours vary with the seasons, so please sign up to our newsletter, follow our social media or check the notice board at the farm gate for more details. The Urb Farm can be found between 196-198 Windsor Street, Wolverton, MK12 5DR.

We are part of an innovative local charity called MK Christian Foundation that grows people and community through social enterprise. The eight exciting enterprises are staffed by amazing teams of young people who have struggled with mainstream education. Their enterprise work experience is supported by accredited training enabling trainees to build confidence and make good choices for the next steps in life.

Thank you Nicola Hope for a great talk at the Urb Farm. We loved your gardeners perspective on the issue of how we can a...
28/09/2026

Thank you Nicola Hope for a great talk at the Urb Farm. We loved your gardeners perspective on the issue of how we can all help boost biodiversity in our gardens.

Nicola was the last speaker in our 'Unearthed 26' series, something we've had great fun listening to the five different horticultural speakers. Thank you to everyone who came throughout the summer.

Socialising in natural settings can significantly boost your mood.If you'd like to volunteer your time at the Urb Farm f...
21/09/2026

Socialising in natural settings can significantly boost your mood.

If you'd like to volunteer your time at the Urb Farm for such tasks as weeding, sowing, watering, mowing, serving customers or general tasks, please email [email protected]

Vegetable of the month - Aubergines.They support heart health, brain function, and blood sugar control, while being virt...
14/09/2026

Vegetable of the month - Aubergines.

They support heart health, brain function, and blood sugar control, while being virtually fat-free and a good source of essential nutrients for bodily functions like blood clotting, nerve function, and energy.

The plant was associated with causing anger, melancholy, and even epilepsy and pimples in the Renaissance era. This fear led to names like "mad apples" in English during the 1500s.

Recipes to try: Melanzane alla Parmigiana, smoky Baba Ganoush, Miso-glazed roasted aubergine, and hearty vegetable curries

Our trainees researched all the facts for our vegetables.

UNEARTHED 26 - Five gardening experts giving six engaging talks, hosted at the Urb Farm in Wolverton. After Chris Day we...
07/09/2026

UNEARTHED 26 - Five gardening experts giving six engaging talks, hosted at the Urb Farm in Wolverton. After Chris Day we have Nicola Hope in what will be the last of the series this year.

Nicola Hope trained in Organic Horticulture at Pershore College and has risen through the horticultural ranks to become Head Gardener in a beautiful Cotswold Garden. Nicola thoroughly enjoys lecturing about organic horticulture, designing organic gardens and her passion for tomatoes. She is a Royal Horticultural Society Master of Horticulture, has a diploma in professional garden design from the Cotswold Gardening School and enjoys chronicling her horticultural adventures at www.nicolahope.com and on Instagram.

Nicola will be giving a talk about ‘Every Garden Matters’, looking at the lack of biodiversity in our gardens and what we can about it.

26th September 2026, 2pm - Nicola Hope, subject 'Every Garden Matters'.

Tickets can be purchased online at the following address, https://mkchristianfoundation.co.uk/shop/

We'll run a one off Saturday market in the morning before the talk from 10-1pm and tickets will be available on the market.

Compost & Natural Feeds WorkshopCome to the Urb Farm in Wolverton to learn about the amazing world of composting, how an...
03/09/2026

Compost & Natural Feeds Workshop

Come to the Urb Farm in Wolverton to learn about the amazing world of composting, how and why we manage our compost bays, what goes into making good compost and then how we use it on the farm.

During this 90 minute workshop, we will explain how we make our fermented plant juice feeds (FPJ), compost extract, leaf mould, comfrey feed and worm cast taken from the wormery. We will demonstrate our compost sieve and and how we make our own potting compost; all while highlighting our food cycle with the kitchen and relating how you can do the same in your garden or allotment.

Date: Saturday 12th September 2026
Times: 10:30am-12pm
Location: 196-198 Windsor Street, Wolverton, MK12 5DR
Please note, parking is limited on-site, but spaces may be available along Windsor Street and surrounding roads.

To get your tickets for this event click here... https://mkchristianfoundation.co.uk/.../compost-and.../

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There always seems to be one market in the year that everything we grow wants to be the star of the show, that was last ...
30/08/2026

There always seems to be one market in the year that everything we grow wants to be the star of the show, that was last Tuesday market. All the runner beans, French beans, courgettes, salad potatoes, tomatoes (both beefsteak, salad, cherry and Italian plum), aubergines, carrots, chilli's, bell peppers, cucumbers, beetroot, cabbages, kale, spring onions, mixed salads, plums, cantaloupe melons, watermelons, basil, parsley, chard, and without forgetting the honey!!

The same will be available for our Tuesday market this week from 10am to 4pm and we'll all be smiling the biggest grins after at last we've seen some rain.

A lovely evening was hosted by ourselves and chef Sofia Gallo at the Urb Farm on Saturday night. A handful of guests wer...
24/08/2026

A lovely evening was hosted by ourselves and chef Sofia Gallo at the Urb Farm on Saturday night. A handful of guests were invited to sample the amazing work of Chef Sofia using produce from the farm and from local suppliers also in attendance. Ideas were shared and put together like the ingredients on the plate. Council representatives, trustees from the MK Christian Foundation, cheese makers , artisan bakers , florists , choux pastry experts , Sofia and two hungry gardeners. The event succeeded to show the full potential of bringing good local food together, and offering that to the local people. How that happens will be the next chapter of The Urb Farm.

Thank you Chris Day for two fantastic talks at the Urb Farm. Your generosity in offering these two sessions have both be...
24/08/2026

Thank you Chris Day for two fantastic talks at the Urb Farm. Your generosity in offering these two sessions have both been informative and enjoyable.

Chris has been part of our Unearthed 26 series, something we've had great fun listening to various speakers. Next up is Nicola Hope talking about the lack of biodiversity in our gardens and what we can do about it. Nicola is the last in the series for 2026.

UNEARTHED 26 - Five gardening experts giving six engaging talks, hosted at the Urb Farm in Wolverton. After Chris Collin...
21/08/2026

UNEARTHED 26 - Five gardening experts giving six engaging talks, hosted at the Urb Farm in Wolverton. After Chris Collins we have Chris Day coming back to the farm.

Chris Day is a professional horticulturalist who is keen to share his passion for gardening. He has worked in commercial horticulture, garden centre retailing and worked on, written for and edited consumer gardening magazines, including Amateur Gardening and Garden Ideas. Chris speaks to gardening clubs far and wide and while in his role at Buckingham Garden Centre hosted and co-produced a twice monthly pod cast called Dig It. Chris has donated his time from is current role at Alban Hill Nursery in Newport Pagnell.

Chris will be giving a talk about ‘Plant for Pollinators’. Such an important subject at the moment.

22nd August 2026, 2pm - Chris Day, subject 'Plant for Pollinators'.

Tickets can be purchased online at the following address, https://mkchristianfoundation.co.uk/shop/

We'll run a one off Saturday market in the morning before the talk from 10-1pm and tickets will be available on the market. In the evening the farm hosts a field to fork dining experience for a select few guests with Sofia Gallo.

Spending even a short time in nature can reduce levels of cortisol and stress.If you'd like to volunteer your time at th...
15/08/2026

Spending even a short time in nature can reduce levels of cortisol and stress.

If you'd like to volunteer your time at the Urb Farm for such tasks as weeding, sowing, watering, mowing, serving customers or general tasks, please email [email protected]

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The Urb Farm, Between 196-198, Windsor Street, Wolverton
Milton Keynes
MK125DR

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+441908311112

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