Garden produce was eaten with relish by the Copleston Together group (a Maintaining Health Partners project) who used our lovely leafy veg to make salads, stews and more. Imbolc, also known as St Brigid's Day is a festival marking the start of spring. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbolc Bainigí sult as bhur mbéile!
Introduction to permaculture – cancelled
This course has been cancelled - not enough interest sadly. We'll think about running one later in the year. Michel Thill of www.sociallandscapes.co.uk is running a course from our site on sunday 2nd and sunday 9th of February. Go on, give it a go! You will learn lots of very interesting and practical things...... … Continue reading Introduction to permaculture – cancelled
We’ve got the measure of it…….or beginning to at least.
We spent the day learning practical surveying techniques for measuring length, height difference, contours etc with a few home made devices. A dash of ribena in the bunyip or water level made it easier to read the differences. All the info gathered will feed into our plans for the forest garden. The A frame Marking … Continue reading We’ve got the measure of it…….or beginning to at least.
New year new planter
The first of many new planters we need to build. Come and help us!
sunpath, shadowpath, bunyip and lunch
Thanks, volunteers -we couldn’t have done it without you.
A gentle afternoons feasting, lantern making and toasting marshmallows by the fire.
Getting ready for the do
A well earned rest at the new pixie tables. Preparing for next weeks do. There goes the steaming heap....................now forms a comfy floor in the central circle.
Ladies who lunched
A glorious October day, fiesty garden salads, squash soup, spinach pie and lashings of fresh peppermint tea, the ladies of Volunteer Centre Southwark helped prepare the luscious luncheon, enjoyed by the whole team (still hard at work weeding and planting) The visit was part of their Healthy Food workshop. Thank you! We got some lovely … Continue reading Ladies who lunched
It ain’t over in October
We are a busy bunch in the garden, harvesting beans, rocket, tomatoes, squash, the last of the cucumbers and potatoes and starting to tidy the place up a bit. Things are winding down, and we've started planning our winter crops of broad beans, peas and winter salads. Del Boy the local traveller cob. His regular … Continue reading It ain’t over in October
Land Centre – we’re on the map!
After one year of hard work, imagination and enthusiasm, we have become a Permaculture Association Land Centre. Well done to us all, everyone who has volunteered, visited, bought cake, swapped stories, learnt something new and generally had some fun. http://www.permaculture.org.uk/land
Glengall Wharf Garden 
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