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The times they are a-changing...
on Mar 18, 2007 in allotment secretarial You, the more astute amongst you, will have noticed a distinct lack of posts. Tick VG.There has been a bit of a shift around in Urine Towers and from one and a bit little "pin money" jobs. I now have a number of "clients" which I won't go into here a...
Letting everyone in
on Jun 17, 2007 in waiting lists allotment community public opening The allotment site opened to the public yesterday as part of the village Open Day - there were about 16 gardens and two allotment sites in the scheme and it was a huge success.I was up there most of the day - it was great chatting to people. Most peo...
Gardening quotes
on Jan 28, 2008 in Allotment Mental health allotmenteering compost gardening horticultural therapy self sufficiency As the excitement mounts with spring approaching, we have been thinking about how happy gardening makes us feel. It seems that we’re not the only ones to have noticed this…… ————————&#...
Allotment and blog guilt!
on Feb 21, 2008 in Allotment Greenhouse Mental health allotmenteering blogging compost gardening sustainability So we announced our grand arrival back into the blogosphere and then it all went quiet again. That similar feeling of ‘I’m not doing the things that make me happy’ has also been in the allotment arena. But thats all about to change,...
Triumphant allotmenteers
on Feb 22, 2008 in Allotment Greenhouse allotmenteering blogging compost gardening organic self sufficiency sustainability There were several plot holders caressing their soil at the allotments today. Each of us coaxing ourselves out of winter hibernation. There we all were, lifting and chopping our soil, teasing it into an approximation to crumbs ready for the frenzied...