Chaos Magic

Week 8 - The Herb Spiral

After our permaculture workshop with Natalie Hurst, it was decided to make a spiral for the herbs to grow in. Using reclaimed red bricks...

Week 7 : Polytunnel

Natalie has been hoarding seeds for the past 12 years! she has boxes and boxes full of them. On her allotment, she has built a...

Week 6 - The Sneinton Kiwi

The first kiwi tree in Sneinton! At least we think it is. We planted it in the brightest spot, against the wall to give it extra heat....

Week 5 - Pallet Planters

Left over pallets were piled high in the court yard outside Chaos Magic, so we decided to upcycle these and turn them into planters. We...

Week 4: WICKER

Instead of working at The Curious Tower, this week we visited Nat's allotment to learn about willow weaving. Willow can be grown simply...

WEEK 3: The Plan?

So what should we plant? What should the design of the garden be? Carys suggested it should be based around the four elements - earth,...

Week 2: The burning of the bush

This week has been all about getting stuck in at The Curious Tower, clearing the land ready for planting. There was a huge bush, which...

Week 1: From destruction comes rebirth

The Tower card in Tarot symbolises destruction; but from the rubble, blossoms new beginnings. Teacher and activist Nat Hurstyfied has...