The Regenerative Garden: Nature crafts and Biochar

Support local wildlife through the colder months by crafting natural bird feeders and creating winter habitats for insects, birds, and small mammals. This hands-on workshop blends creativity with conservation, teaching you how to make simple, sustainable structures that encourage biodiversity in your garden.

We’ll explore the importance of invertebrates and hibernation, understanding how different species find shelter and food in the winter. You’ll also learn about biochar, a natural soil enhancer that improves soil health while reducing carbon footprint. By the end of the session, you'll have crafted a functional bird feeder, gained practical knowledge on habitat creation, and discovered easy ways to make your outdoor space a haven for wildlife.

Perfect for all ages and experience levels, this session will leave you inspired to work with nature and support the ecosystems right outside your door.

This is the 5th session of the OmVed Gardens Regenerative Garden series, a hands-on journey into the principles and practices of sustainable, regenerative gardening.

Top Skills You’ll Gain:

• Making Natural Bird Feeders

• Understanding Invertebrates & Hibernation

• Winter Habitat Creation

Join us in crafting, learning, and making space for nature to thrive

The Regenerative Garden

Welcome to the OmVed Gardens Regenerative Garden series, a hands-on journey into the principles and practices of sustainable, regenerative gardening.

Over five engaging sessions, our gardening team will guide you through practical techniques, ecological insights, and seasonal inspirations to help you grow food and cultivate biodiversity in harmony with nature.

Step into our gardens to explore the deep connections between soil, plants, and ecosystems. We’ll share the knowledge we’ve gathered at OmVed—through tending the land, saving seeds, and working with nature—while creating space to learn from each other’s experiences.

Whether you join the full course or book for a single session, you'll gain valuable skills to build your own regenerative garden. Our garden and kitchen sessions are thoughtfully designed to complement each other through both topic and seasonality, yet each session also stands strong on its own.

The OmVed Gardens Regenerative Garden series is created and led by members of the OmVed Gardening team including Vicky Chown, Head of Urban Growing, John Gaffney, Landscape Gardener, Tej Rawal, Assistant Food Grower, Daniel Connor, Seed Saving Network Coordinator and Lysson Marchesault, Assistant Landscape Gardener.

About the session’s hosts:

John Gaffney is an experienced horticulturist with nearly 20 years in the field, specializing in garden design and plant care. Having studied in both New Zealand and the UK, he has worked across botanical gardens, private estates, and domestic landscapes. Currently the Head Landscape Gardener at OmVed, John is passionate about sustainable gardening and biodiversity. In his own garden, he grows a variety of produce and nurtures an ever-expanding collection of cacti and succulents.

About OmVed Gardens:

OmVed Gardens is a garden, exhibition, events, and learning space in North London dedicated to exploring the connections between food, ecology and creativity for health and climate resilience. We are on a mission to inspire ecological awareness and action, and deepen our understanding of interconnectedness with the natural world.

As a registered Community Interest Company, all our activities prioritise social and ecological objectives. Whether collaborating with chefs, creatives, gardeners, or schools, OmVed Gardens is a hub for education, connection, and action. We aim to inspire individuals and communities to reimagine their role in building a healthier, more resilient world.

We work to increase biodiversity - of species, seeds, food systems, and participation, through regenerative gardening, seed saving, habitat creation, and ecological education. Our space serves as a living example of how urban areas can be transformed into thriving ecosystems that support both human and non-human communities.

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Subsidised Tickets:

We have a few reserved tickets at a subsidised rate. If this workshop is not monetarily accessible, please write to us at events@omvedgardens.com to avail yourself of a subsidised ticket rate. Subject to availability.

Refund Policy: Tickets are non-refundable, except in cases where a waiting list exists for the session. If the event is sold out, a refund may be considered if requested up to 10 days prior to the session date. Please write to us for any refund inquiries at events@omvedgardens.com.