~ WORLDWIDE Vegetable Allotments ~ REVIVAL of last years thread ~

[Hattie the Hen]

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Good Morning!

I want to post this site on this thread as it shows US food gardeners getting together to provide more food for local consumption by gaining help & support from members country-wide:

http://hyperlocavore.ning.com/

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I would also like to remind you of Ladyhawke1's thread on this forum, entitled " Locavore the resources available in your area":

http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=28075


Happy Gardening everyone!


:tools Hattie :tools

 

[Hattie the Hen]

This looks like an interesting read:

http://politicsoftheplate.com/?p=347

It follows on well from my previous post!


I hope you are all having a great weekend. :tools :coolsun

***We have a forecast for more cold weather in the middle of the coming week, maybe even snow......I can't believe it!

Hattie

 

[boggybranch]

This looks like an interesting read:

http://politicsoftheplate.com/?p=347

It follows on well from my previous post!


I hope you are all having a great weekend. :tools :coolsun

***We have a forecast for more cold weather in the middle of the coming week, maybe even snow......I can't believe it!

Hattie

Hattie,

I checked the "Customer Reviews" on Amazon on this book. Looks like it would be a good "read".


http://www.amazon.com/Town-That-Foo...dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

 

[Hattie the Hen]

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Happy Easter..!!

It is still very cold & windy here in Oxfordshire!!

Spring is barely here & it is certainly far too cold at night to put anything tender-ish out or even sow many seeds ( they will only get eaten by the mice). I am staying off the muddy, slippery soil for now & getting on with my Spring cleaning indoors........

So I thought you might be interested in a few videos of British Allotments.....Well I know boggy b. will..............!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmC2zvgykkQ&feature=related

I hope your weather is better but I know a lot of people in the eastern states are flooded badly; lots of film has been shown of the disasters on the news programs over here. My heart goes out to them.

Hattie

 

[boggybranch]

Hattie,

I had read, yesterday, on Soilman's April 2nd blog entry, that winter had returned to the UK. Was hoping that, maybe, you were in a different locale and had missed the winter "stuff". Been a crazy weather year, huh. Well. I've said it before and (being an optimist) I'll say it again.....every passing day is one day closer to diggin in the dirt time.:coolsun
........now on to the video.
Hope you have a great day...inspite of the weather.

 

[boggybranch]

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Happy Easter..!!

It is still very cold & windy here in Oxfordshire!!

Spring is barely here & it is certainly far too cold at night to put anything tender-ish out or even sow many seeds ( they will only get eaten by the mice). I am staying off the muddy, slippery soil for now & getting on with my Spring cleaning indoors........

So I thought you might be interested in a few videos of British Allotments.....Well I know boggy b. will..............!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmC2zvgykkQ&feature=related

I hope your weather is better but I know a lot of people in the eastern states are flooded badly; lots of film has been shown of the disasters on the news programs over here. My heart goes out to them.

Hattie

Hattie,

Great video. Got a spot in my garden that I have been toying with the idea of putting in a small "pond" like the one in this vid. Here's another youtube vid that came up after this one...it's really good, too.

It's titled.."An Allotment Journey 2005-2008"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQAR8YZBly8

Oh yea.....Happy Easter, to you, too.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

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Another video, this time its a Community Garden in BC, Canada.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGURdt8TJYI&feature=related

:rose Hattie :rose

Hi boggy b,

The pond sound like a great idea & great for the wild birds, but make sure one side has a sloping beach so wild life can climb out. I get a lot of hedgehogs that always seem to topple into mine, while trying to get a drink....!!

 

[vfem]

Here's one of the community gardens here in town where I live:

http://www.covenantcommunitygarden.org/PictureGallery.aspx

I haven't join, but mostly because its run by a church I am not part of, though they've said its open to the whole community and the church doesn't really do anything with anyone there based on faith.

 

[boggybranch]

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Another video, this time its a Community Garden in BC, Canada.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGURdt8TJYI&feature=related

:rose Hattie :rose

Hi boggy b,

The pond sound like a great idea & great for the wild birds, but make sure one side has a sloping beach so wild life can climb out. I get a lot of hedgehogs that always seem to topple into mine, while trying to get a drink....!!

Hahahaha...a toppling hedgehog...now, that's funny.....but you do make a good point that I hadn't thought about.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

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boggy b,

Here is some info on wild-life friendly ponds that might interest you. I KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY MUCH BIGGER THAN YOU INTEND (LOL...!! ) but you can extract the relevant info & reduce in size:

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/water-life-forums/33444-building-large-school-pond.html


Good Luck..!! :weight


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