Saturday 9th September 2017. 2pm-4pm
The Dip, Hollingdean (edit map)
Tour and talk about orchards & forest gardens. Take a walk with the creator of the wonderful grounds at this school and find out all about permaculture at the same time!
Including the giant courgettes!!!
New members always welcome to join our Sunday Volunteer Sessions from 11am to 1pm.
Here we are again, toasting you and wishing all of you (especially those who are coming out of hibernation for Seedy Sunday on 5 February )
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Good Gardening and Good Health in 2017
Belatedly here is a reminder of the 25 of us who came together in December to enjoy some good company, hot soup, good food and mulled wine before singing some Carols on our community allotment.
Could it be you we are looking for?
We need two or three people to help with admin tasks. Bring your enthusiasm, wisdom, ideas and company, and get support from our lively team. Help us spread the word more effectively about local organic gardening
Membership Secretary
Help to keep our members happy by maintaining records, using excel spreadsheet, producing labels for newsletters [quarterly] etc
Hours 3 to 6 per month For full details and to apply: email suepaskins2@gmail.com
Phoenix Gardening Club administrator
Join our Phoenix Garden team to help us with admin for restoring and maintaining this secret garden for the benefit of Community Centre users, members of the local community and ourselves; particularly in applying for funding and administration of the funds Hours 3 to 6 per month. Email ruthurbanowicz@live.co.uk
Events team member
Join our events team to help assist in organising, publicising and setting up our events. Bring your imagination, inspiration and innovation. Hours 2 to 4 per month. Email ruthurbanowicz@live.co.uk
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Sunday September 18th at the Community allotment on The Weald.
Then, to harvest seeds with care.
Another beautiful autumn day heralded a delightful Seed saving session, work day on the allotment with many chard seedlings planted out and ending with a relaxing Picnic, BBQ and conversations that talked the sun down out of the sky.
Once again there were about 30 of us on the organic community allotment, with five children including baby Eve, the daughter of Su and Justin, who at 9 weeks old is our youngest daughter of the soil. She is as relaxed as her parents being able to sleep most nights! Wow ,what a strong case for growing and eating organic food.
The pictures tell the story , a picnic to match any community picnic with new and old members coming together after the summer holidays.
Everything is growing (or taking over) up on the community allotment. We’ve got tree spinach taller than people and marrows as big as dachshunds, so there’s plenty to share around.
About a dozen of us visited
Barcombe Organics, Mill Lane, Barcombe
for a couple of hours on Saturday morning 6th August. It was a beautiful English summer’s day with an opportunity to see how organic gardening was done on a 10-acre farm , much of which was under polytunnels. It was a delight to see how the soil was so fertile and springy through the use of effective rotation of crops, green manures, and home made compost while avoiding any compacting, Somehow there were no slugs! We learnt how over 400 organic veggie boxed were sold each week; it’s not surprising with such fabulous and varied crops grown.
After wonderful hospitality, tea and cakes we retreated to Carolin’s smallholding to enjoy a picnic in the shady woods. We paid homage to the wildlife pond, the trusty steed, and the three rare breed pigs while enjoying some of Sussex’s finest countryside and delightful hospitality. Eat your hearts out if you did not make it, you missed a day to remember.
