Chilling at the plot
We had a lovely relaxed picnic at the allotment this week! We took the table out into the shade so we were able to sit and chat whilst we...
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Katy
Jun 16, 20231 min read
Thunder, lightning, summer heat!
After a super-hot day, our young people cooled off with garden sprayers- perfect! When the thunderstorm began it didn't rain at first so...
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Katy
May 23, 20231 min read
Allotment picnic!
A full session at the allotment today, and it was so hot and sunny we had to move the picnic table onto the not-yet used patch. We opted...
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Katy
May 17, 20231 min read
Community garden planting
After installing the raised beds last week, this week we planted them up with veg seeds and seedlings. We were also able to fill some...
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Katy
May 15, 20231 min read
Feels like summer (almost)!
We loved using rhubarb for our pudding today- lovely to get into the garden and pick what you need! And home made pizza is always good-...
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Katy
May 12, 20231 min read
Tadpole watch!
Everyone was feeling a bit worn out this week, so it was a very chilled-out after school session. Comfort food was on the menu- hot dogs...
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Katy
May 12, 20231 min read
Everything’s growing!
A few hours on the allotment to get on top of the paths and borders...everything is shooting up! Lots of blossom on the fruit trees, the...
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Katy
May 9, 20231 min read
Raised beds with Renew Café
We were excited to be able put the fantastic new raised beds into the community garden this afternoon- despite the rain and thunder! We...
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Katy
May 8, 20231 min read
Allotment after school
We spent a bit more time on the allotment, replanting some of the seedlings that had been eaten by pigeons- so many pigeons! It's...
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Katy
Apr 19, 20231 min read
Spring sunshine
We spent some of this week's session at the allotment- the sun was out (although it was still a bit chilly), and we needed to do battle...
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Katy
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Easter visit to Pondwood
We were so lucky to plan our visit to Pondwood for such a beautiful day! We managed to have sunshine and not a breath of wind- perfect...
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Katy
Apr 4, 20231 min read
Big Easter Day Out!
It's the Easter holidays, so we had a whole day out in town! Our first workshop was at Derby Museum, creating monoprints using...
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Katy
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Ready to grow!
We have had news about the raised beds that we will be installing at the Boyer Street Community Rooms Garden, which is very exciting! At...
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Katy
Mar 28, 20231 min read
On the menu tonight…
We finally got to make beef burgers from scratch, having postponed doing it for various reasons! We often talk about how home-made...
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Katy
Mar 24, 20231 min read
Beans are go!
Today at the plot, we finished hoeing the paths (need to get some wood chip to mulch them now...), and continued with weeding. The robin...
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Katy
Mar 22, 20231 min read
Stand by your beds!
Yes, we're getting ready to sow! We've done some more work on the allotment this week, getting the paths, beds, compost heaps and...
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Katy
Mar 22, 20231 min read
Crafting afternoon
Our Renew Stocky session was a great success, with everyone creating lovely glass-painted bowls, tiles and glasses. We found it to be a...
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Katy
Mar 22, 20231 min read
Spring evening
We were enjoying our session so much that we forgot to take photos!! It was so warm that we decided to take workshop dog for a walk, to...
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Katy
Mar 13, 20231 min read
‘This tastes really good!’
Today's cooking was a huge success! We made tagliatelle carbonara, followed by 'fork biscuits' (from a recipe given to us by a lovely...
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Katy
Mar 8, 20231 min read
After-school trip out!
After a change to our usual day, we had a complete change and went on the bus into town! We had a mission for #internationalwomensday so...
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