Ruth’s top tips for July & August: Yielding

Keep on top of weeding and watering.  It’s hot and dry out there so water well once a week.  Water…

Our community allotment: The allotment in the community

In addition to the wonderful Sunday sessions at our Weald Plot, we enjoy inviting vulnerable groups and healthy volunteers to…

Solstice Pick & Cook with Caroline

Those long sweet summer days have arrived; we enjoyed one of those on 24 June when we celebrated the summer…

Love Lavender: Shortbread recipe

Lavender is renowned for its healing properties and is one of the most popular essential oils in aromatherapy.  French chemist,…

Ruth’s top tips for June

1. Plant out seedlings such as beans, courgettes, sweet-corn. 2. Sow successional salads, dwarf beans, peas. 3. Feed with seaweed…

Warm Allotment Salad

Here’s a simple, easy and tasty recipe with all of June’s wonderful produce in mind!   Thanks to Bhogg Chairperson Jenni…

Winter Greens Trial update and fabulous traditional Japanese Fuyuna recipe

The Winter Greens have provided the most amazing source of fresh veg over the dismal winter months. Visiting the poly…

Volunteering at our community allotment: INTO transforms our south plot

A lot of great things have been happening at our Organic Community Allotment this spring.  A group of seventeen staff…

The delightful Gabriel reporting on the Team Pollinate workshop this Sunday

A great little video from Gabriel – a regular at our Sunday Allotment Sessions.  The Team Pollinate Workshop is Sunday…

Review: No Dig Gardening Talk by Joshua the Gardener

We had an excellent illustrated talk by Joshua on 8th March at the Phoenix Community Centre.  Joshua was inspired to…