A damp day and a small group, but we got plenty done. We focused on the mini food-forest today, adding plants to it and tidying the paths. You might remember we planted the food forest up earlier this year, putting … Continue reading Food Forest Additions
July’s working party was another opportunity to thin and trim the vegetative exuberance of early summer. We concentrated on a ‘chop and drop’ of the comfrey in the mini food-forest, and on pulling bindweed elsewhere on site. Comfrey is deep … Continue reading July working party
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
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
Not quite as wet as it was on Thursday, but still pretty soggy today as we continued with the Food Forest. Jane and Dez were on nettle removal near the newly-planted apple trees, while Rita, Dave and Janet made up … Continue reading Another wet working party
Urban Allotment: climate resilience & community 