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 23, 20201 min read
News: Lovely bread on a stick, in the woods
We had rain at forest school this week, so the camp fire was a very welcome addition to our activities! The children spent lots of time...
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Katy
Oct 22, 20201 min read
News: Strawberries in October?
The Saturday volunteers have been taking out the remaining squash plants, as even though they keep producing flowers, they won't be able...
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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
Oct 15, 20201 min read
News: Two art groups, and thinking about lanterns...
We are very pleased to now have a second art group at the allotment! Both groups are going to be working on projects designed to light up...
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Katy
Oct 14, 20201 min read
News: Forest school skills
We’ve been having wonderful autumnal afternoons for our forest school session- although the day we learn to set a campfire was definitely...
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Katy
Sep 21, 20201 min read
News: Busy in the allotment!
We’re really enjoying the autumn feel of the plot- lots of things to harvest still, and some lovely warm weather. But it’s definitely...
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Katy
Sep 18, 20201 min read
News: Forest school sessions
With the new term, we‘ve started our forest school for home educating families again- the perfect setting for socially distanced...
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Katy
Sep 15, 20201 min read
News: Sunshine and gardening
We are so glad that the allotment has plenty of space to work in! No one could have predicted that we’d now need space for social...
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Katy
Sep 10, 20201 min read
News: Woodworking on the plot
Today, it didn't rain on our lovely volunteers! During our last session, we all got extremely wet in the rain, so we were very happy to...
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Katy
Sep 6, 20201 min read
News: Very small art...
Our art groups have been experimenting with puppet making - we started off with 3-stick puppets, then moved on to figures made around a...
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Katy
Sep 4, 20201 min read
News: Volunteers in the rain!
Our adult volunteers were outnumbered by young people in our most recent volunteer session! And they were very determined - it started to...
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Kate
Sep 2, 20202 min read
Recipe: Runner bean curry
The kids' reaction on being served this one? Ooh yay squeaky beans!!! I did manage not to look too shocked. I think. Anyway, runner beans...
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Kate
Aug 29, 20202 min read
Recipe: Creamy vegan tomato and courgette soup
This can be made using tinned or fresh tomatoes or tomato puree- and lots and lots and lots of courgette. Varying the herbs and spices...
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Kate
Aug 19, 20201 min read
Growing from kitchen seeds- passionflowers and pomegranates
We've been encouraging everyone to have a go at growing things from the kitchen - seeds, plant tops, potatoes- anything that has a chance...
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Katy
Aug 17, 20201 min read
News: Wonderful veg!
Although today on the allotment we were doing battle with the bindweed (it's never ending!), it was lovely to take stock and enjoy how...
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Kate
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Natural bird feeder
Excuse the blurry image! This is a goldfinch eating ragwort seeds. The plants have been host to up to 10 birds at a time- bluetits, great...
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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 12, 20201 min read
News: small Yurt art group starts back
We've had a trial run of how our Yurt Collective art sessions might work, putting into place all the social distancing and sanitising...
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