It was brilliant to have Mark and his drone back to capture (from the air) our progress on the project site. Here (below) are some of the shots – if you want to see the ‘before’ shots, they are here. … Continue reading Progress seen from the air
The sudden burst of wet weather following the very warm, dry spring has resulted in an explosion of nettles across the project plot, so today’s working party set out to pull those up and give the fruit trees and bushes … Continue reading Nettles and (Ragged Robin) petals
Paul and Jo, and Adele and Polly are our first takers for the raised beds – and it’s exciting to see them growing things already. If you’d like to rent one, two or four raised beds instead of a whole … Continue reading First tenants for the raised beds
At the AGM we decided to hold monthly working parties and, for now, these will continue to be based around the project plot. It doesn’t seem that long since the April working party, but here we are at May’s already… … Continue reading May Working Party
The warm, dry spring weather has continued and given us a good run at the project plot. It also seems to have been good for butterflies. After hearing the reports of how bad the last couple of wet springs have … Continue reading Compost and a bench for…nine*!
The heavy lifting is mostly completed – it was good to be able to take stock of the transformation of the site in the spring sunshine but we cannot wait for the leaves to open! It takes some imagination to … Continue reading Site transformation so far & in the sunshine
We had the allotment Annual General Meeting this weekend, and it was great to see so many people there. It was brilliant to be able to have a purpose-built space where we could actually sit and meet together (usually we … Continue reading AGM, Working Party & signs of life
There’s sunshine and a bit of warmth, the birds are singing and – despite the frost – buds are definitely getting ready to unfurl… Continue reading A little taste of spring
Nippy start with a bit of a frost to begin with, but today turned into a lovely, sunny day full of the promise of Spring – which made such a nice change from all the dull grey weather we’ve been … Continue reading Planting in the sunshine
Today’s working party continued digging nettles out of the ‘Food Forest‘ area, and we then mulched with cardboard and woodchips. Although the weather was a bit grey and chilly, all the digging and barrowing warmed us up nicely – and … Continue reading Nettles & Woodchips
Urban Allotment: climate resilience & community 