Shaping Sustainability Through Craft: A Conversation with Lola Lely from Wax Atelier
Wax is one of those materials we rarely stop to think about — yet it carries stories of bees, craft, time, care and reuse. That’s what makes the work of Lola Lely, co-founder of Wax Atelier, so fascinating. Through candles, workshops, exhibitions and collaborations, she invites people to slow down, work with their hands, and […]
Meet Mariana Martins: Growing Community, Biodiversity and Urban Nature in London
The Green Londoner had a wonderful chat with Mariana Martins, founder of From Seed, about gardening, biodiversity, forest school, and the power of helping Londoners reconnect with nature and one another. The Green Londoner: What inspired you to start From Seed, and how does it help people connect with gardening? Mariana Martins: I’ve always wanted […]
Local elections are climate elections too
In case you haven’t noticed the campaign leaflets slipping through your letterbox — or missed the hopeful campaigners knocking on your door — local elections are coming on 7 May. 1,817 council seats across all 32 London boroughs will be up for election. Mayors, leaders, cabinet members, councillors: how to make sense of it? In […]
“People Protect What They Love”: Tim Webb on London’s Hidden Gardens and the Power of Open Gardens
Ahead of London Open Gardens 2026, we caught up with Tim Webb, Interim Director of London Parks & Gardens, the charity behind the annual event that opens some of the capital’s most beautiful and unexpected green spaces to the public. From hidden gardens and rooftop oases to community growing spaces, London Open Gardens offers a rare opportunity to explore parts […]
How to Start a Community Food Group for Families to Access Healthy, Affordable Groceries
Guest post for The Green Londoner Author: Marie Geneste Marie Geneste is an entrepreneur leading The C Collective, a regenerative design and marketing consultancy. Outside of supporting impact founders, she is an environmental educator and activist, putting her values into action. Based in London’s Islington, she balances it all with her husband and two kids — […]
Meet Chauntelle Lewis, Founder of The Barefoot Planter: Where Plants, People and Food Connect
TGL: What is The Barefoot Planter all about? How did the idea come to life? Chauntelle: Transitioning my hobby into a business began with a “chicken story”. Back in 2023, I caught up with my friend Richard Cummins and told him I wanted to launch The Barefoot Planter, but I wasn’t sure where to begin. He suggested […]
Gemma Lannon: Building Treo House and Rethinking How We Sustain Change
Working in sustainability can be deeply meaningful — and deeply overwhelming, with no finish line and no moment where the job is truly “done.” Treo House was created to help people stay in it for the long haul, and we spoke to its Director, Gemma, about building community, resilience, and a new kind of space […]
Miso – December’s Star Ingredient
We’re thrilled to share another fantastic monthly post from Kate Fortescue — a celebration of December’s original, comforting flavours, centred on miso, a still-underappreciated ingredient in this part of the world. Winter is fully upon us. Christmas lights have been up for weeks and we’ve had our first proper cold snap. Recently, while teaching an […]
‘Plant some sh*t—and then look after it’: Karen Liebreich on Building a Greener City”
We sat down with Karen Liebreich — writer, gardener, environmental activist, and non-fiction author — on a mild October afternoon at the W6 Garden Centre Café in Ravenscourt Park. Over tea and falling leaves, we discussed climate action, volunteering, local politics, guerrilla gardening, and her past and present nature projects in West London — and why climate action […]
November 2025 Green Events in London: Your Monthly Calendar
Our Green November Calendar has landed. From a youth sustainability summit to resilience and national-emergency planning, wildlife photography, book talks, fermentation workshops, and more—there’s plenty across London to help you connect with nature, spark ideas, and take action this autumn. Feature event of the month: QS ImpACT Youth Summit 2025 — Sun 30 Nov–Mon 1 Dec (Imperial […]