Once upon a time long ago in an age called Aquarius there lived a community of young people (and I was one of them) who believed in love and brotherhood, in giving peace a chance, in treating all men equal despite their creed or color.  We longed to go  back to the land, to grow our food and make our own clothes…..after being beaten about by the death of our friends in wars that make no sense–to be honest few of them do–and being pushed about when we protested and even killed (four dead in Ohio) we tried to provide a better place….some of us dropped out of the Establishment completely, some like me tried to change things from within….We preached love and peace and eventually all but a few of us melted into the main line establishment that we insisted we could reform…we didn’t  and life went on and we became only a bitter sweet memory.

You can make the mountains ring

Or make the angels cry.

and then I went on a Graffiti Tour (I will do a special report on that tomorrow night) and found that I may have been wrong about the world forgetting those values that we pledged to and then failed….that there might be people who still love peace and brotherhood, who had in their own way (and in the middle of London) returned  to the land forming a place where you can set and talk and be yourself In this case in near Brick Lane in East London I found if not the rebirth of that dream at least a great alternative..

Nomadic Community Gardens breathe life into disused parts of cities, which become places where nature and community thrive.

Though the bird is on the wing
And you may not know why

IT is a place where artists cab ply their trade and build their dreams into concrete manifestations of their talents.  A place were  you can be creative w/out being put to a critical evaluation….for who can critique your deepest renderings except yourself.

1Love Community is a social initiative seeking to create actual, substantial, viable change and improvement to the quality of life of people in the city.

Some may come and some may go
We shall surely pass

For what dreams may come to us when we let our spirit soar?  The possibilities as we suspected in the 60’s are limitless……and so I discovered in this place of friendly people and mythical beasts.

It is a grassroots network outreaching into local communities to provide support, knowledge and activity that enriches and engenders health, responsibility and security not just to the urban environment but to its inhabitants therein

When the one that left us here
Returns for us at last

For this is the kind of place where what you sow in the soil can be reaped in your very soul…..where you redeem yourself from the day to day existence of the city and your job and the grind that beats you down and blights your joy.

In Fleet Street Hill E1 – just off Brick Lane we took over use of a derelict wasteland and converted it to use as a community garden for local residents & various activities geared towards bringing people together.

We are but a moment’s sunlight
Fading in the grass

Where plants are watered and friendships harvested

Commencing on May 2015 running until Mid 2016. This project is now run and managed as “Nomadic Community Gardens” by Jimmy and other local residents…

If you hear the song I sing
You will understand (listen!)

It is a place where beauty is in the eye of the artist that creates it and treasured by the beholder who enjoys it.

The team is made up of many like minded souls from different fields that cross over to create positive change for people and places…

You hold the key to love and fear
All in your trembling hand

And so I roamed about this land that so reminded me of my own generation and my own dreams….of the places I had seen and the people I had met….a time of peace and love that still has a special place in my heart….and I felt a kinship to this place and people over 4,000 miles from my home.

Just one key unlocks them both
It’s there at you command

Empowering People… Enlivening Places

So all I can say is you made me feel at home and like I’d gone back to a kinder place and time  AND I THANK YOU FOR IT.

Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now

You can find out more at: www.nomadiccommunitygardens.org