A Community Growing Initiative
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Just watched Beechgrove Garden and Jim said that next week he will be planting tatties. Good man, so will we! Keep an eye on your inbox for when we are planting, and if you have already planted, keep an eye out for frosts in…
We are very impressed with how creative you are getting! Sabrina Tuscany sent us some pic-tales of Maiya Meerkat and her dinonamic duo Kearney and Rose keeping an eye on the progress of their Lady Balfours and Salad Blues.
And here are some Charlotte potatoes planted in growbags by Bob and his granddaughter Ellie. The ones in the green bag are planted on top of compost and rotted manure, whilst the ones in red are in compost then covered in manure. Slightly out…
It’s great that we are getting pictures posted to us of how your potato growing is getting on. Here is a batch from near New Pitsligo planted directly into the ground as the warm weather has dried the soil. Nice trench in the second…
We were delighted to be asked to do a piece for the Evening Express about the project. If you haven’t seen it, here is the link. https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/success-continues-to-crop-up-for-pair-behind-potato-growing-project/
What a great weekend we have had. One Seed Forward were at the People’s Cafe in Huntly with Deveron Projects on Saturday supporting their new initiative, the Town is the Garden, which aims to establish new fruit and veg growing areas in Huntly. Then…
On Saturday April 1st we are excited to be sharing space at the Huntly Hotel with Deveron Projects for our final event. One Seed Forward will be giving away 6 varieties of seed potatoes for free for anyone who wants to grow their own…
Support from Aberdeen Soup – Thanks!
https://aberdeensoup.org One Seed Forward , a community growing initiative pitched at the event in Feb, if you missed it here is a quick snapshot of the project. One Seed Forward wants to encourage people in Aberdeen to grow their own potatoes, especially varieties that…
