At Down to Earth, we’re always interested in innovative growers who take it upon themselves to save seeds that go beyond the mainstream. The fruit and vegetables in our supermarkets have become all the more homogenised, and nutritious food often arrives with 100s of air miles too. As a result, we like to look closer [...]
From Dream to Reality: How to Start and Monetize a Small Farm Starting a small farm is not an easy task, but it can be a rewarding experience. With the right knowledge and preparation, anyone can turn their dream of owning a small farm into reality. In this blog post, Down to Earth Stroud [...]
We will have a stall on the 21st of January 2017 at Stroud Farmers market! The fruit tree sale will include a variety of fruit trees and soft fruit shrubs available including some more out-of-the ordinary fruit like medlar, mulberry, various nuts, tayberry, loganberry and many more! We'll also be taking orders on the day for another delivery [...]
We are coming to the Farmers' Market this Saturday the 16th with a whole range of fruit trees and shrubs available. With the ususal apple, pear, quince, cherry, nectarines, plum, damson, gage, peach, apricot, and the unusual ones, such as medlar and mulberry this year. Plus loganberry, jostaberry, blueberry, raspberry, tayberry, blackcurrant, redcurrant and whitecurrant bushes [...]
We have started taking orders for this season's fruit trees. As we have a wide variety of fruit trees and shrubs available, this year we are taking orders based on your choice. For varieties and rootstock, check the catalogue of our supplier, Frank P Matthews . All trees and shrubs are bare rooted and subject to [...]
We've been neglecting Selsley on this blog for a long time, but certainly not in the field! There's a lot been going on this summer thanks to our committed regular volunteers: Finally, we installed guttering onto the polytunnel so the rainwater in our container gets refreshed regularly now. The frogs really appreciate it too! Our new [...]
Our Fruit Exchange is about to take off! From our experience of running a fruit project for three years, we know that there is a lot of surplus or unwanted fruit in gardens that could be used to encourage and support food outlets to use locally grown produce. As well as reducing food miles, we believe [...]
Down to Earth are looking for someone to help us set up a new project from July, called The Fruit Exchange. From our experience of running a fruit project for three years, we know that there's a lot of surplus or unwanted fruit in gardens that could be used to encourage/support local food outlets to use [...]
We've just received an update from Becky, Jenner Court Housing Estate site officer in Berkeley: "The residents are in full swing of making use of these raised beds and are currently enjoying their first lot of crops! They are starting to enjoy their first harvest of broad beans, peas, radishes and most importantly they have had [...]
Welcome to our new website and blog! It's been running for a little while now so we would appreciate any feedback on how you like it, and if you've come across any problems, glitches using it. The last two months have been a very busy time for us. Aside from the increasing amount of gardening and [...]
