Tuğba was in Istanbul on November 12-13, representing Alakır Nehri Kardeşliği at the Climate Change Forum to say “We Are Here, Too!” They have been battling for life in Alakır Valley for the last 10 years. Even though she comes to Istanbul once in a blue moon, she didn’t return…
Winterizing has Begun
We have started working on winterizing the garden!
Roma Community Garden Meets Alakır Nehri
Roma Community Garden meets Alakır Nehri Tuğba, who lives in Antalya-Alakır Valley is going to visit Roma Community Garden. Everyone is welcome in the garden; acquainted ones to fulfill their longing, the ones curious about her living experiences in the nature to meet her, to picnic, and to work in…
Food Forest Workshop
Join us on Saturday to learn what is food forest and why and how we do it before we plant our trees on Sunday. What is Food Forest and how to apply it? Is it possible to produce food mimicing the forest ecosystem? Can we design a food system that…
Let’s Get the Roma Garden Ready for the Winter.
We get together this weekend to prep our Garden for the winter “Winter is on its way. Let’s go outside and play!” We started with the motto: “Less talk, more work!” and it worked. Last summer we built our vegetable beds, created our own compost, planted trees around the garden,…
2015 Summer Harvest
Summer in Roma Community Garden has been very fruitful. We shared our harvest with anyone who happened to pass through the garden.
Compost Workshop
We will start making compost in the garden on June 21, Sunday at 17:00 We have met people that have questions like, “Why do we make compost? How can we make compost? Can we make compost at home? Can we bring our organic waste to the garden?” and we have…
Free Seeds, Free Children: Making Seed Bombs with Children in Roma Community Garden
Free kids have met free seeds in the Roma Community Garden on June 13, Saturday and made seed bombs. According to Masanabu Fukuoka, each seed bomb is a universe and children make the best seed bombs. Seed bombs, composed of water, soil and seeds, let the seeds they hold to…