Back at the plot!
Just as spring is really starting to spring, we are allowed to have our groups back at the allotment, which is wonderful! We've started...
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Katy
Jan 3, 20211 min read
Happy New Year!
Our first sessions of 2021 were icy! The muddy ground was hard, which made a lovely change- although it was soft enough underneath the...
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Katy
Dec 8, 20201 min read
News: Keeping busy in the cold weather!
The weather might be pretty grotty at the moment, but we find plenty to do on the allotment... We try to keep a balance of more...
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Katy
Dec 3, 20201 min read
News: More cooking, more willow
Our one to one sessions have involved more activities in the greenhouse, as the weather has been a bit too wet over the last few weeks!...
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Katy
Nov 25, 20201 min read
News: It's still busy on the plot!
Despite the weather becoming a bit grey and damp as we get towards winter, we still have lots of jobs to do on the allotment. Today, we...
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Katy
Nov 16, 20201 min read
News: Creating with willow
Our one to one and art sessions are taking on a willowy feel! Last year, we do a lovely series of basket making session, and we will be...
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Katy
Nov 12, 20201 min read
News: one-to-ones with vulnerable youngsters continue
We are very happy that our one-to-one respite support sessions can carry on through the current lockdown. This week, after cooking some...
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Katy
Oct 31, 20201 min read
News: Thinking about spring
As well as lots of cooking, our young half-term allotmenteer has been helping to create a couple of little corners for some spring bulbs....
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Katy
Oct 30, 20201 min read
News: Cooking at the allotment
One of our young allotmenteers has been spending time with us over half term- not only digging and planting, but cooking too! Over the...
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Katy
Oct 16, 20201 min read
News: Making new growing areas
After potting on the young oregano plants, we gave some thought to how the allotment will look next year, including making some new...
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Katy
Aug 16, 20201 min read
News: Forest fairy cakes!
Cooking outside can be hard work when the weather is as hot as it has been, so we were lucky to have a cooler day for our most recent...
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Katy
Jul 13, 20202 min read
Recipe: campfire sausage and fries
We could have called this post 'the downsides of campfire cooking', because today it was pouring with rain! Although we had a tarp...
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Katy
Jul 9, 20202 min read
Recipe: Campfire frying pan pizza
Our woodland campfire cooking continues! This time, we made a yeasted dough pizza, using just one frying pan - it's delicious! Because we...
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Katy
Jul 1, 20202 min read
Recipe: Campfire curry and roti!
We have been able to resume some of our work with youngsters on a one-to-one basis, both at the allotment site and the forest school...
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Katy
Jun 4, 20201 min read
News: YPTE awards Crow Wood's young gardeners a Highly Commended!
It feels like ages ago when our home education families were working so hard at the allotment and in the greenhouse, preparing the site,...
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Kate
Jun 1, 20203 min read
Recipe: Minty everything!
These recipes were adapted from a mint sorbet recipe by Crumbs on the Table - quantities modified into mugs (because that's easier than...
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Kate
May 29, 20202 min read
Recipe: Rhubarb crumble
Well, it had to appear in the end... Something a little more traditional after all these slightly strange rhubarb recipes: The classic...
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Kate
May 28, 20201 min read
Fizzy drinks mk2: Elderflower champagne is go!
All this sunshine and the elderflowers are ready at the allotment. We’re running an experiment with this: Every recipe we’ve ever come...
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Kate
May 28, 20202 min read
Activity of the Day: Salad Saviour! (OK, it's really a recipe, or at least ingredient prep)
That feeling of gloom when all the salads you had growing suddenly bolt and go from delicious tender leaves to aphid-covered leathery...
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Kate
May 27, 20203 min read
Recipe: The Ultimate Adaptable (Rhubarb, This Time) Muffin Recipe
Thanks Clare for giving us this recipe, all those years ago... This muffin recipe is totally flexible- It can be used to make anything...
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