Two articles for you to peruse:
Round up of news
With all the wet weather during November every IBC and storage facility is full. This is also the case for our larger storage tanks.
The first manure delivery were been completed ahead of time recently, with a second one due imminently.
Seeds all delivered, along with onion sets and garlic. We will receive the seed potatoes in January.
Our waiting list is quite short, but we are still looking to find plots for various people. This is not an issue for our Association only, as you will see from the links to articles which appeared in the national press recently.
Looking ahead, if you are at a loose end, here are some jobs to do:
You will be able to see that the hard at work creating a wildlife pond (with a suitable barrier for Health and Safety reasons) has been a success and there is plenty of life in the pond, with frogs, newts and other aquatic insects.
Simon Barefoot has been the President of the Association for quite some years. His hands-on approach includes trimming the hedges, cutting the grass and encouraging the cultivation of flowers, vegetables and fruit on our special site. He runs the seed order scheme and is involved with the poultry ‘co-operative’. Promoting rainwater collection and low-tech crop management are important interests.