Come and find out about London’s urban pesticide problem and how, together, we can make the city greener and more diverse.

We invite local green organisations, Pesticide-Free London campaigners and interested local residents to join us for a botanical drink, a chat and a tour around some of our local community gardens.

Find out more about the Pesticide-Free London Campaign.

30th August: Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses (South London)

Come and find out about how councils are using pesticides in South London, the health and environmental impacts, and the measures councillors have taken (if any) to end or reduce their pesticide-use. This will be followed by a discussion with Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses about the importance of community garden spaces in creating resilient urban areas where people and wildlife can thrive. We will end with a tour and a chat over some drinks about actions that can be taken to support the Pesticide-Free London Campaign.

6th September: OmVed Gardens (North London)

Come and find out about how councils are using pesticides in North London, the health and environmental impacts, and the measures councillors have taken (if any) to end or reduce their pesticide-use. This will be followed by a discussion with OmVed Gardens about the importance of community garden spaces in creating resilient urban areas where people and wildlife can thrive. We will end with a tour and a chat over some drinks about actions that can be taken to support the Pesticide-Free London Campaign.

8th September: Phytology (East London)

Come and find out about how councils are using pesticides in East London, the health and environmental impacts, and the measures councillors have taken (if any) to end or reduce their pesticide-use. This will be followed by a discussion with Phytology about the importance of community garden spaces in creating resilient urban areas where people and wildlife can thrive. We will end with a tour and a chat over some drinks about actions that can be taken to support the Pesticide-Free London Campaign.

13th September: Hammersmith Community Gardens (West London)

Come and find out about how councils are using pesticides in West London, the health and environmental impacts, and the measures councillors have taken (if any) to end or reduce their pesticide-use. This will be followed by a discussion with Hammersmith Community Gardens about the importance of community garden spaces in creating resilient urban areas where people and wildlife can thrive. We will end with a tour and a chat over some drinks about actions that can be taken to support the Pesticide-Free London Campaign. (Please note that this event is at Phoenix Farm).

Why support a pesticide-free London?

Chemical weed killers are still used by almost all London councils on pavements, tree pits, road verges, and in housing estates, schools, parks and playgrounds. Councils are undermining the fantastic spaces urban gardeners and growers maintain by spraying weed killers nearby, and are misleading the public into thinking these chemicals are safe to use. In fact, glyphosate, one of the most commonly used pesticides by gardeners and land managers has been labelled a ‘probable carcinogen’ and found to be toxic for bees and other insects. Forty UK councils, including two in London, have already gone pesticide-free. Let’s push for all London councils to stop using pesticides once and for all.

Find out more about the Pesticide-Free London Campaign.