St George's Forest Garden
Functions of Design
To create a Forest Garden within existing wooded park owned by Camden Council, adjacent to Primrose Hill
To have an ongoing simple design the community could 'run' with
To provide a space to plant trees from a symmetrical 'Edible High St' project
To use the Forest Garden as a 'teach by example' space
To have community activities and workshops running alongside garden and related to garden.
To enable Camden Council to defer responsibility of a local park to community
Systems Used
Transition gardening activities
Local resident volunteers
Small pots of funding
Other local networks
Guild System
Elements within Systems
Fruit tree and guilds planting
Edible Hedging
Woodland bulbs
Edible High Street trees rotation
Lord Mayors funding
Local library
Core local residents
Council maintenance support (e.g. tree care)
Workshops
Volunteer sessions
To create a Forest Garden within existing wooded park owned by Camden Council, adjacent to Primrose Hill
To have an ongoing simple design the community could 'run' with
To provide a space to plant trees from a symmetrical 'Edible High St' project
To use the Forest Garden as a 'teach by example' space
To have community activities and workshops running alongside garden and related to garden.
To enable Camden Council to defer responsibility of a local park to community
Systems Used
Transition gardening activities
Local resident volunteers
Small pots of funding
Other local networks
Guild System
Elements within Systems
Fruit tree and guilds planting
Edible Hedging
Woodland bulbs
Edible High Street trees rotation
Lord Mayors funding
Local library
Core local residents
Council maintenance support (e.g. tree care)
Workshops
Volunteer sessions
Design by ktshepherdpermaculture.com