Friday catch up - harvesting

There was lots to be harvested this week, and not just food! While we all admired the cauliflowers and a very yummy looking selection of other vegetables harvested this week, some of the flowers have been producing their own harvest in seeds.

Work on the compost heap meant a harvest of compost for the garden and room for the barrow loads of weeds we uprooted from around the brassicas!

Awareness morning at Monmouth court

It was all action on Tuesday as we had the chance to be neighbourly at Monmouth court, who were holding an Alzheimer's awareness morning:

In true wacky racer style a variety of transport could be seen going round and round the car park, including wheel chairs, bicycles, a radio controlled car, ride on mower and our own trusty wheel barrow:

Susannah even managed to find a home for the produce with Monmouth courts' chef!

New Patchwork Plot holders

Papworth Trust volunteers have decided to take on their own Patchwork Plot - this is Jess, Lisa, Jonathan and Dorothy feeling very excited about the proposition:

Recycled Jungle Castle

Dan was working in a school in Bury St. Edmunds that was looking for employers to work with students from a special school. After a presentation the students set about growing potatos in bags, sowed sweet pea seeds and created a recycled "Jungle Castle"

The Recycled Jungle Castle above. Below is the potato in compost bags, the idea is as they grow you unroll the bag and fill it up with compost until the bag is totally unraveled.

Above: the sweet peas were sown in pots to be transplanted into the green tubs with bamboo poles. Below is the poster that the school made for our Vegetable Games open day on 24th July.

scythe lessons

Thanks to David for scything out wild flower meadow. I love this photo as it shows  health and safety lessons- real world examples that sharp things needn't be dangerous.

CHRISTMAS WREATHS

Real easy, some Ivy from an overgrown area and some ribbon. Makes a lovely wreath to hang on a door. Cheap, 100% not tacky and Many were made in the Triangle area of town.

REMEMBERANCE DAY

Poppies sprung up after the terrible first world war. The seeds last for years in the ground and disturbing the soil allows them to germinate. This Novemver 11th at 11pm we had a minute's silence.