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Shaping the nature reserve

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 vornster

Our working party on Friday began to shape the nature reserve. Here we have to tread a fine line which allows us to manage the site with a light touch that enhances what is there – making the space for … Continue reading Shaping the nature reserve

Climate Adaptation & Resilience, Community Food Growing, Workshops1 Comment

Book your place at our Garden Organic workshops

October 29, 2024December 3, 2024 vornster

We are delighted to be able to host two workshops – led by Garden Organic and open to allotmenteers and gardeners across Coventry. We’re even more delighted that our project funding enables us to offer these workshops for free to … Continue reading Book your place at our Garden Organic workshops

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Rainwater Collection #4

October 22, 2024 vornster

Today, a vacant plot. The sad thing is that vacant plots are never left in a good condition, unless the tenant moves to another city in the middle of the growing season. People – understandably – never really want to … Continue reading Rainwater Collection #4

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Rainwater collection #3

October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 vornster

We were lucky with another sunny morning, but less people were able to attend, so those that were there constructed a system to collect water into two barrels on Plot 11, where there is no shed or other building to … Continue reading Rainwater collection #3

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Aerial ‘before’ shots

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 vornster

We wanted to get an aerial photo of the project site to show what it looks like now, before the transformational work begins, so we persuaded a friendly man-with-a-drone to take some shots in exchange for a rhubarb plant. Huge … Continue reading Aerial ‘before’ shots

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Rainwater Collection #2

October 9, 2024October 14, 2024 vornster

This morning’s working party connected new guttering and downpipe to the shed on Plot 23 to collect rainwater running off the roof. On Plot 12, which has no buildings from which to harvest rainwater, we rigged up a tarpaulin between … Continue reading Rainwater Collection #2

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Rainwater Collection #1

October 6, 2024October 9, 2024 vornster

The first communal rainwater collection tank went in today. We fitted guttering along one edge of the toilet roof and a drainpipe to collect the water into an IBC tank. We put mesh over the hole in the top of … Continue reading Rainwater Collection #1

Flooding, Habitat Creation, Wetland Wildflower MeadowLeave a comment

September Rains

September 24, 2024 vornster

The plots are showing the effects of the heavy rain this weekend. The spade-deep holes we dug in February are full up again (in fact they haven’t completely dried up at all since then) and to get to the willows, … Continue reading September Rains

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Artist’s impression

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 vornster

The work on the row of waterlogged plots is due to begin in a couple of weeks. We will be building: This artist’s impression should give you an idea of how we hope it might look. Continue reading Artist’s impression

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How we feel Climate Change is affecting our food-growing

August 20, 2024October 29, 2024 vornster

We’ve got a survey open for plot-holders, to try and find out about how they perceive the effects of climate change and instability on their allotment. Not everyone has responded yet, but the results are interesting. Continue reading How we feel Climate Change is affecting our food-growing

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