~ WORLDWIDE Vegetable Allotments ~ REVIVAL of last years thread ~

[boggybranch]

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.

V.....I don't think I would be comfortable joining, either. It might help if it wasn't located right next to the church....but at a neutral site. Would imagine all members are from the church.

 

[boggybranch]

:bee :bee :bee


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


:bee Hattie :bee

Hattie.....

You NEVER cease to amaze me.
Thanks

 

[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.

V.....I don't think I would be comfortable joining, either. It might help if it wasn't located right next to the church....but at a neutral site. Would imagine all members are from the church.

I found out about from our local nursery. One of the lady's there gardens there since she lives in an apartment... but she's not a member of the church. This church is HUGE but it owns a lot of land, and I'm glad they are sharing with the community.

Plus, in the fall they take your compostable debri so you don't throw it out or put it on the curb.

But I don't think I'll be joining. :/

 

[Hattie the Hen]

:bee :bee


Good morning! :bee :bee :bee Spring has AT LAST sprung here & there are suddenly masses of bumble bees about (my grandmother used to call them 'fuzzy bears'! ). As the fruit trees have suddenly shot into blossom they are very busy.

I have found another blog which I think ought to be listed here; it's about getting information out to people involved with gardening in schools. This idea has certainly been re-invented lately as part of the recent rethink about the meals fed to the children every school-day.

http://theschoolvegetablepatch.schools.officelive.com/construction.aspx

Do your schools have these gardens? I know there is one that Alice Waters supports in California but I haven't seen much about them in other places over there. If you know of any, especially ones with blogs let us know so we can list them here. I think these schemes need all the support we can give them. Children who help to grow vegetables etc are much more likely to eat them & that is so important --- as we can see from this other thread on TEG:

http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=28206&p=1



:rose Hattie :rose

 

[boggybranch]

Hattie,

You have, once again, brought a smile to my face. The second picture (of the little girl wearing gloves) looks so much like my sweetheart babygirl....I had to do a "double take" to make sure that it wasn't. And it was still hard to be sure. Even the little girl's hair color and hair "style" is spot on.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Glad you have a smile on your face boggy b. :happy_flower

I found this other blog I thought you would enjoy. This woman must be superhuman, the amount of projects she is involved in, including working with a school on their gardening projects. It's full of interesting photos too & I know you really enjoy those. Let alone the title of the blog....!!!

http://compostbins.blogspot.com/




:rose Hattie :rose

 

[Hattie the Hen]

:bee :bee

Good morning!


I want to add this blog as I think it is one all allotmenteers & vegetable/fruit growers will be fascinated by:

http://vegetablesofinterest.typepad.com/vegetablesofinterest/


Happy Gardening! :tools


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[boggybranch]

Glad you have a smile on your face boggy b. :happy_flower

I found this other blog I thought you would enjoy. This woman must be superhuman, the amount of projects she is involved in, including working with a school on their gardening projects. It's full of interesting photos too & I know you really enjoy those. Let alone the title of the blog....!!!

http://compostbins.blogspot.com/




:rose Hattie :rose

Hattie,

VERY good link.....course, I'm always interested in anything (article, link, book, website, ect) that has the word "compost" in it.

 

[boggybranch]

:bee :bee

Good morning!


I want to add this blog as I think it is one all allotmenteers & vegetable/fruit growers will be fascinated by:

http://vegetablesofinterest.typepad.com/vegetablesofinterest/


Happy Gardening! :tools


:rose Hattie :rose

Very interesting link, for sure.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Good morning this sunny Sunday morning! :coolsun

We had coldish temperatures overnight but no frost; just as well as I idiotically left my young tomato plants outside......old age catching up with me.....!!!

At the other end of the spectrum I am adding a blog written by youngsters who are at the begiinning of their gardening careers/involvement.

http://growingtales.wordpress.com/



:rose Hattie :rose