I'm not talking morality, though I guess there are plenty of garden morals, especially in a community garden. More like growing decent produce; a cauliflower that heads properly (still haven't managed it), or a carrot that looks like the textbook one (ditto). I could go on, and on ... If you'd like to grow a … Continue reading How to be a decent grower
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Community, Gardening, Garden
Of late, I have been pondering all of the above. Gardening is an intimate activity in some ways - you are producing food that you, your family and loved ones eat, you are tending and nurturing, providing. Also protecting (and killing). Perhaps it's a basic expression of your survival ability; to hunt, gather, grow. (There, we can blame Darwin, again!) … Continue reading Community, Gardening, Garden
Late to Gardening, but up Early to the Garden….
After more than five decades of being surrounded by other gardeners, growing food for the home table is something new for Julie Patey. “I’m a late learner!” says Julie, “I was inspired by the Newstead Community Garden and got into gardening in 2010. Before then I hadn’t done much gardening - I was always surrounded … Continue reading Late to Gardening, but up Early to the Garden….
Connecting through the Garden
Carol Barker attended the Newstead 2021 Summit back in 2008 with her son Tom, a mechanical engineering student with an interest in renewable energy. There was talk of a community garden and Carol joined the planning group, keen to have somewhere she could grow vegetables that wasn’t quartz rock and box trees. Carol lives at … Continue reading Connecting through the Garden