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Climate Adaptation & Resilience, Rainwater Collection, Preparing the site1 Comment

Rainwater Collection #5 & raised beds

January 19, 2025 vornster

Bitterly cold couple of hours today, rigging up the IBC totes to harvest rainwater from the shelter roof. There is a bewildering array of advice online about how best to do this, so today’s rig is a temporary version. Eventually, … Continue reading Rainwater Collection #5 & raised beds

Climate Adaptation & Resilience, Community Food Growing, Preparing the site, Uncategorized, Workshops1 Comment

Soil Health Workshop

December 11, 2024 vornster

We were lucky with another dry, bright (but chilly!) day for the second of our workshops led by Garden Organic. Anton joined us on site to talk about Building Soil Health. He began by digging a couple of holes in … Continue reading Soil Health Workshop

Biodiversity, Preparing the site1 Comment

Working with the tree surgeons

November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 vornster

In glorious autumn sunshine, we gathered a working party to assist the tree surgeons with a bit of overdue tree and hedge maintenance. We have a hedge (mostly hawthorn, but mixed with some elder and cherry) down the boundary of … Continue reading Working with the tree surgeons

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TLC for Plot 41

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 vornster

Another day, another vacant plot. As before, we got a working party together to try and give the plot a bit of a makeover prior to arranging any viewings. We’ve written before on this blog about how plots are almost … Continue reading TLC for Plot 41

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With a little help from the professionals

October 21, 2024November 11, 2024 vornster

We’re working with a local landscape contractor to help us prepare the site for the raised beds and to build the skeleton of the communal shelter (to ensure the basis of the structure is safe!). Andy, Darren and Jude started … Continue reading With a little help from the professionals

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