THE

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Our first newsletter is finally here!

We've got SO much going on these days we've decided it's about time we put it all in one place. 

The first Monday of the month we will update you on what's happening across our sites and how you can get involved with this monthly newsletter.

First things first... 

The MUD Podcast is out now!

Manchester Urban Diggers and Helen O'Hara

A podcast about food, market gardening and Manchester's urban food-growing community, brought to you by Manchester Urban Diggers (MUD) and Helen O'Hara.

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Every week we have a range of regular and one-off events at the garden. Every ticket is priced fairly so they are affordable and sustainable. 

We are now taking bookings through our website or via email

Click below to get in touch or to view our events brochure that has more information about booking the space.

We offer discounts to community groups, charities and individuals wanting to use the space to host workshops. 

Events Brochure
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NEW CARBON FREE DELIVERY SERVICE

We are really chuffed to be working with Chorlton Bike Deliveries Coop who are now our new veg box delivery service.

In the past we have only been able to offer a slightly haphazard Saturday delivery after finishing at the garden for the day and in our van which hasn't been ideal for many obvious reasons. 

Now for £5 you can get your veg box delivered within a

2 mile radius of Platt Fields Market Garden.

 

NEW LARGE BOXES NOW AVAILABLE

£20 Large/Family box 

Plus

Delicious and fresh breads from Albert Street Bakery and organic add-ons like eggs and apple juice. 

 

Click below to subscribe to a weekly or monthly box or to buy a one off box.

 

BUY A VEG BOX

This Month...

 

May Noodle AKA Rice Over Everything will be taking over on Sunday 11th July for 1 day only!

 

Bringing us Burmese noodle bowls cooked in our outdoor kitchen.

 

On the Menu...

Tofu or Chicken Garlic Noodle Soup with Vegetable Broth 

 

SUNDAY 11th JULY

12pm - 4pm

 

May and Lorcan will be serving up alongside our usual tasty garden snacks from Meg, all made using organic ingredients or straight from the garden, including vegan sosage rolls, veggie quiche and freshly picked salad. 

Walk-in only but don't worry, there's plenty of space

 

 

 

There's a just a few tickets left for our event next Monday...

 

Setting Up a Community Food Growing Project 

Monday 12th July

6pm - 8pm 

 

The founders of MUD

will be discussing how they set up Platt Fields Market Garden and other projects including The Landing (Where The Light Gets In) 

The evening includes a tour, beer or non-alcoholic drink, Smoked BBQ from the days harvest and a Q&A session about technical and social issues surrounding setting up CIC's and community gardens in the city.

 

There will be opportunity to meet other like minded folk and maybe even forge new connections and projects in the city. 

 

Click the link below to book

 

 

 

 
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Lorcan Kan AKA Things Palace - (who we are lucky enough to have as our in house preserver 1 day a week) is popping up on the 18th  & 25th July to serve us his Pan-Asian inspired cult specialities...get it while you can because he's flying off and leaving us all in September so Things Palace parties are limited and will soon to be a thing of the past!

 

SUNDAY 18th & 25th JULY

12pm - 4pm 

 

Sunday Takeovers are going to become a regular occurrence so keep an eye out on social media for announcements...

 

 

Celebrating the abundance of summer with Higher Ground at Mackie Mayor

 

Very Limited spaces left at Higher Ground's Mackie Mayor Takeover on the 15th and 22nd July.

Book now to get super local, highest quality produce transformed by chef Joe Otway in to some of the most delicious food you will ever eat. 

We are supplying them with freshly picked vegetables and herbs from the garden along with their new CIC, Cinderwood Market Garden, every week. 

You can't get fresher than that!

 

 
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MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL IN MY HOUSE AND YOURS

 

At the end of last year we we're thrilled to find out we had been chosen to be 1 of 6 groups from Manchester who applied to be part of Festival In My House And Yours.

A digital festival spread over 6 months, celebrating Manchester being our home...and yours.

 

We invited two of our friends from Platt Fields Market Garden to cook for us and to share their stories, love of food and connections made through the garden.

Food is wonderful way to connect with others and to learn about each other. 

At MUD, we love cooking, eating, growing and sharing food so much that we have developed a 

COMPENDIUM OF COMMUNITY COOKERY

Where we can all share recipes with each other. 

Look online for a recipe or add your own! 

We want this to be the biggest community cookery book ever...maybe one day it will even be turned in to a real life book!

We can dream...

 

Massive thanks to Iman, Mikey, The MIF Team and Ryan Cooper for his skills, talent and passion thrown in to this project.

Make sure you check out his stuff. 

 

Below is our final video, we would love to make more of these videos show casing cooks from the city, if you know of any funding or have any ideas how to make this a reality, please get in touch!

 

Enjoy...

 

 

 

Next Month...

We've got much more to be announced in next months newsletter including a BRAND NEW community garden and more takeover events at Platt Fields Market Garden but for now we have just one last thing to tell you about...