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 20, 20201 min read
Recipe: Glossy green chard - it's still going! (into a veggie curry)
The chard patch has been totally reliable all summer, and we're still harvesting it. This week, I decided to use it in a veggie curry,...
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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 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 5, 20201 min read
News: Story making at the allotment
Having lots of different materials about during our sessions means that people can really get into things that they enjoy - including...
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Kate
Sep 5, 20202 min read
Tool care time!
Cleaning and sharpening your tools regularly keeps them working well and means they're as safe as possible to use. Plus, it's the...
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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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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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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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Kate
Jul 6, 20202 min read
Activity of the day: Getready for more citizen science- make a simple quadrat
Plantlife’s No Mow May and Let it Bloom June are over- so it’s nearly time to do some more flower counting- and if you haven’t already,...
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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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Kate
Jun 15, 20201 min read
Greenhouse all glazed!
It’s in one piece- except for the auto openers- it was just too hot to fit them once the glass was all in! It’s going to be a fantastic...
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Kate
Jun 14, 20201 min read
Greenhouse roof and sides on!
Just in time for the storm...
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