It's been great up at Selsley these past Summer months. Our community allotment has really come into its own, and we were proud to show it off at the Edible Open Gardens in July. To think not so very long ago it was covered in scrub and bramble and now its full with wonderful food. . [...]
Here is a piece about our new Composting Creatives project Written by Fred On Monday mornings, as well as gardening at Selsley allotment gardens, we get involved in composting. The compost project at Selsley is ready to ask people for their kitchen waste. We are inviting people to give their waste, and will show how they [...]
The fruit season is here at last. If you have any surplus or unwanted fruit or nuts, Down to Earth would love to put them to good use in their local food project where they can be turned into sauces, leathers and dried fruit. 'Last year we officially launched this exciting project and even though the [...]
Hi. Our blog has been taken a bit of a backseat lately with everyone being so busy busy with other things but from here on in we hope to have a few more regular pieces for you all. Down to Earth has been progressing at quite a rate this year and has gone through some interesting [...]
Just a short one, but important. We have finally found a fantastic person to help us with some of our online technical issues and from 31st July 2013 we have a new web and email address. A big thank you to Mark for getting us sorted. New website address www.downtoearthstroud.co.ukNew email address info@downtoearthstroud.co.uk
It was very cold on Monday, but the snow looked so beautiful. Not much to do in terms of growing, but we did do a plan of what we want to grow this year as well as design some workshops for spring - details to follow soon. After a warming cup of fresh coffee we started [...]
Monday was a wet day, but the kettle didn't seem to mind!Even though it's November, we've got leeks, beetroot, chives, cabbages, sprouts, winter radish, chard, rocket, mizuna, purple sprouting all on the go - the tender ones are covered with old double glazing units - purfick. Also planted up this week broad beans, garlic and over wintering onion sets.Bryan getting [...]
Another successful Stroud Festival of Nature! How lovely it is to have this yearly event! We had fabulous weather and an estimated 3,000 people attended the festival, so we were kept very busy! Most of our plants went and there was a lot of interest in our Fruit and Nut Tree Guardianship Scheme. We got contacts for apples [...]
So where are we at now? Its been busy busy up at Selsley over these summer months and the site is quite transformed now! The shed's up and a lean-to for storing chairs and tools is in the planning. We were donated a desk and flip chart stand so our thoughts turned towards developing the [...]
Hello folksSorry we've not been posting that frequently recently, we've had a lot going on within our various projects. We'd love to say we've been getting a great tan with all this outdoor work but no....more like getting drenched:( haven't those slugs and snails been having the best time though?! Lording it frankly! Lovely to see [...]