Eat Wood Green
A brand new children and families garden and food growing space
Eat Wood Green is a new garden and food growing space for children and families which will be delivered at Wood Green Library by March 2025 and operate on site for a minimum of 3 years.
This project is part of Shaping Wood Green which seeks to transform the town centre into one of the most liveable in London, creating positive change centred on the needs of residents and businesses.
Working in partnership
We have been working in partnership with the Ubele Initiative (external link) and Black Rootz (external link) over the past 3 years to develop the Eat Wood Green project. Drawing on a wealth of experience with similar urban farming projects in London, award-winning local architecture firm PUP (external link) have developed an innovative and exciting design which responds to the opportunities and challenges of the site, and will create a treasured new community space.
The Ubele Initiative and Black Rootz will operate the site once the construction is complete. They have developed a plan for the various activities that will be taking place on-site, which will include:
- an under 5s drop-in
- work with local schools
- an after-school club for budding growers and gardeners
Through this project, the currently unusable library balcony will be transformed into a thriving hub, where local families and children can learn about food growing, nature, biodiversity, healthy eating and how to 'grow your own'.
The project partners have been working closely with residents, young people and community organisations to develop Eat Wood Green. The construction will be undertaken by innovative Enfield-based company Building Bloqs (external link), who will be utilising off-site fabrication methods to develop the new elements for the site, and ensure disruption to the Library is kept to a minimum.
Funding
Funding is being provided by Haringey Council and the Mayor of London's High Streets for All programme.