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GreenFriends’ Train the Trainers Course

Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 December 2023

4 min readDec 19, 2023

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GreenFriends’ Train the Trainers Course

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GreenFriends UK

Tree Planting for Amma’s 70th Birthday

On the first tree planting day organised by GreenFriends/local community, we awoke to some frost. But it stayed dry during the day and the…

4 min readDec 19, 2023

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Tree Planting for Amma’s 70th Birthday

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GreenFriends UK

Get Growing!

‘’Even if we have only a tiny plot of land, we should try to grow a few vegetables using organic fertilisers. This relationship to Nature…

3 min readOct 23, 2023

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Get Growing!

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GreenFriends UK

Watering Wisely

‘’Each one of us must do our best to protect our water sources and not waste water. We must teach our children to open the taps only a…

5 min readJul 20, 2023

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Watering Wisely

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GreenFriends UK

Swapping Ideas and Seeds at MA Centre

On the 18th of March 2023, GreenFriends held their second seedswap in the MA Centre’s beautiful Amrita Hall. It was well attended by…

5 min readApr 20, 2023

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Swapping Ideas and Seeds at MA Centre

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GreenFriends UK

Open Pollinated Seeds vs F1 Hybrid / GM Seeds — why it matters.

Amma said, in one of her recent webcasts, that we should grow ‘ancient’ seeds rather than modern ones. She also says that modern farming…

4 min readFeb 20, 2023

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Open Pollinated Seeds vs F1 Hybrid / GM Seeds — why it matters.

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GreenFriends UK

What’s all the fuss with Heritage Seeds?

Did you know that the survival of many of our Nation’s heritage and heirloom seeds currently weighs solely on the devoted work of backyard…

4 min readDec 25, 2022

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What’s all the fuss with Heritage Seeds?

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GreenFriends UK

Amma’s New Allotment Space

This Spring, GreenFriends UK hosted a Seed Swap at the MA Centre which was attended by several local environmental groups including Bourne…

5 min readAug 26, 2022

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Amma’s New Allotment Space

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GreenFriends UK

Summer Foraging — connect to Nature and eat for free

Ever wondered which wild foods are edible? Wild vegetables are the ancestors of our shop-bought varieties and are packed with more flavour…

7 min readJul 25, 2022

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Summer Foraging — connect to Nature and eat for free

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GreenFriends UK

The Pits and Troughs of a Pop-up Zero-Waste Café

(Or a Green Friend’s attempt at ‘walking the talk’)

6 min readMay 21, 2022

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The Pits and Troughs of a Pop-up Zero-Waste Café

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GreenFriends UK

GreenFriends UK

GreenFriends is an international environmental initiative of Embracing the World. It aims to help re-establish the lost harmony between people and Nature.

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