Grow Where You Are

This activity is part of Reading Climate Festival’s Lunch in the Park in Forbury Gardens – a peaceful space to gather in person halfway through Reading Climate Festival, eat climate-friendly food, enjoy some music, pick up seeds and tips on how to grow your own, and reimagine Reading with local creatives and solarpunks.

Grow, Create, Connect: Food Growing & Storytelling

Join us for a creative celebration of food growing, community, and climate action! This interactive event explores how small-scale, community-led, climate-friendly food growing makes a big difference to ourselves, our communities, and our planet. Whether you have a garden, balcony, or windowsill - you can grow where you are!

What to expect:

🌱 Growing demonstrations – Simple, climate-friendly techniques for growing your own food, with tips for beginners and seasoned growers alike

🌳 Storytelling tree – Share your food-growing stories, memories, and experiences. Your story matters—whether it's about a childhood garden, a failed tomato experiment, or your first successful harvest! To contribute to our living archive of Reading's food-growing community - check out our Grow Where You Are campaign

🌿 Growing kits & seed swap – Pre-made kits to get you started, plus successful seedlings to inspire you - plus the RFGN seed swap!

💚 Tips & advice – Take-away guidance whether you're ready to start growing or still exploring the idea

We’re open to everyone. This is a space to learn, create, and connect. Whether you're already growing food or just starting to think about it, your voice and energy are welcome.

Let's grow food, share stories, and inspire action - together.

Bring your curiosity and ideas. We'll provide the rest!

This activity is hosted by Reading's food-growing movement (including Incredible Edible Reading and Reading Food Growing Network). Find out more about Reading's food-growing story by visiting our interactive timeline.

Contact: [email protected] for more information.

--------------------

This event is part of Reading Climate Festival 2026. Browse the full two-week programme here: https://tinyurl.com/4rzm2tv5

Reading has a new framework for collective climate action, covering the years 2026 to 2030! Local organisations and volunteers can get involved here: www.readingcan.org.uk/ourplan25-30

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher Reading Climate Festival