The Brickhill Community Allotment is really starting to take shape now and reward the group's hard work! The ground is still very heavy clay, so here Debbie is planting a green manure crop to help us improve the soil quality. ...
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Allotments
Brickhill Community Allotment
At last, we've had a sunny day on the Brickhill allotment! As the name Brickhill implies, the soil is rather heavy clay in this area - and the recent downpours have meant that for much of the last few weeks, the site ...
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Reaping what we’ve sown!
Wednesday May 30th saw the second public drop-in gardening session at the Green Man Garden, and there was plenty for the volunteers to enjoy!Not only did we have a beautiful sunny day, but there was also the small matter of ...
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New year, new skills
The weather may be grey and cold, but there's always plenty to be getting on with on the community allotment. A few weeks ago, Katy shared her skills by giving the group a masterclass on pruning fruit trees. Here she is ...
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Carbon Army
Growing your own food at home or down at the allotment helps reduce food miles. By this, we mean the miles travelled by food from the field via the shops and then onto your plate. This travelling requires vehicles & the ...
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Permaculture course
BTCV together with the Borough Council (Bedford in Bloom) ran a Permaculture course at Mile Road allotments. Participants learnt about harnessing natures natural resources and how we can become more efficient and productive ...
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I Dig Doug
Doug went to the allotments on Mile Road. Here is what he had to say:Rotting food and grass, it's ace,So why the long face?Squeezing amongst the willow I creep,Happily playing hide and seek.Said Doug to spud - Is it lonely ...
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Mile Road Allotment Project 28/08/08
BTCV Bedfordshire run an a community allotment project at the Mile Road allotments. This is run once a week from 10am to 1pm every Thursday. There are communal plots (crops are shared) and individual plots (grow & harvest ...
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