We’ve been planting trees in the field around our workshop. Four moringa (moringa arborea) and a mango tree. Moringa is a special tree and deserves it’s own separate blog post (when I get round to it). To save us having to water the plants each day, my colleague Caleb suggested we use glass bottles to do it for us.

After digging a small hole next to the plant, you fill it with water. Ensure the glass bottle, is fully filled with water, then tip it upside down and press it into the hole, pointing towards the plant. Water will be absorbed from the bottle as the soil and roots need it, so you only have to visit your plants every few days. It’s basically a low-tech drip irrigation. We are hoping the moringa trees will shoot up fast now. Apparently they can reach a height of 3 meters in a year.

Yesterday, we found an ark being built down a side street in Borough. It’s made from reclaimed wood and will be called the Jellyfish Theatre. It is part of something called The Oikos Project - which aim to create theatre that frees the imagination to challenge the status quo.

Soon after, further down Union Street we came across another interesting space - an urban orchard and community garden. Another temporary project that is making use of disused land in a creative way. Check out the Union Street Urban Orchard.

This is why I love living in London.