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Summer art classes with Jan Moffitt
Over the summer months Jan will be teaching watercolour and drawing classes in our greenhouse. “Babylon is a wonderful place to teach an art class – the greenhouse is stunning, the lighting is perfect and the plants are inspiring.” Jan Moffitt runs watercolour and drawing art classes. Having worked as a graphic designer in London…
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The Kitchen garden : We’ve come a long way!
It’s been an exciting week here. We have dug out our wildlife pond which we hope will soon be home to newts, frogs, toads and insects. The pond slopes from a shallow depth to approximately 2-3ft deep creating easy access for hedgehogs and other wildlife, and we will soon be planting around the edges with…
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Sustainable Land project
How can humans and nature co-exist? The Sustainable Land Project is a free event featuring a series of talks from local people who have a close relationship to the land they work with. Our passionate speakers will discuss their experience of working harmoniously with the land and the benefits that they achieve as a result.…
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Chilean guava
Latin name: Ugni Molinae Common names: Chilean guava/ Strawberry myrtle This evergreen shrub from South America was grown widely in the UK as a fruit crop by the Victorians. Apparently it was Queen Victoria’s favourite fruit. The plant has with small leathery leaves with an upright, bushy habit and will grow (slowly) to 1 –…
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The Kitchen garden progresses
Arriving for work at Babylon in early February with the sun rising over the Ashdown Forest and the valleys beyond, and with a full view of the entire length of the greenhouse now that the tall conifers have been felled gave me a sense of the space we have to develop. Running down the north…
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The Kitchen garden begins
If you’ve visited us over the last few weeks you’ll have noticed that some big changes are happening here. We are creating a Kitchen garden, which will supply seasonal ingredients to our restaurant, with zero food miles! Because we only opened in June last year, our previous vegetable garden was situated on the land of…
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The big greenhouse clean
Our fabulous Greenhouse has had a clean. This is no mean feat, as in 1974 our greenhouse was the largest single span glass structure of its type in the country. The team obviously had a head for heights as they had to get on the roof to thoroughly wash the glass panels inside and out.…
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Christmas trees are here
Christmas trees are now in stock at Babylon. We have Nordmann Fir trees ranging from 4ft through to 7ft, and also Norway spruce in pots. Come down and either buy now, or reserve your favourite and collect at a later date. Mulled wine We’ll be serving mulled wine on the weekends of 2nd and 9th…
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Hurstwood Cider at Babylon
We are proud to announce that we are stocking Hurstwood Cider in The Kitchen here at Babylon. Hurstwood Cider is made locally, using Kent and Sussex grown dessert apples and has won several awards. Alex and her small team have created a juice only cider that is crisp, fresh and entirely natural. You can find…
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Deck the halls!
Get into the spirit of Christmas by pre-ordering a beautifully crafted, handmade festive wreath from Babylon Eco Centre. We are thrilled to continue this tradition of handmade Christmas wreaths, each meticulously crafted with care by Sacha, who works in The Nursery here at Babylon. Using plants and flowers gathered on site these are a wonderful…