There’s always plenty to do in the school garden – even on dreary Autumn days. One of our regular jobs in November is raking and collecting the leaves that strew the playground and field near the garden. We stow them in a leaf mould bin, made from a cylinder of wire mesh secured with hazel [...]
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Garden alchemy
Posted in activities with children, monthly jobs, tagged Autumn leaves, making leaf mould, November jobs in the garden, soil conditioner on November 15, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Seed time, Harvest and new beginnings
Posted in monthly jobs, school gardens, tagged Dig for Victory gardens, instant gardens, River Cottage, Rocket gardens, school gardens, September gardening tasks on September 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Happy New Year! In case you’re wondering – I haven’t lost the plot. September has been the start of the year for as long as I can remember. I imagine it has everything to do with my agricultural roots and perhaps a little to do with being a teacher. Farm tenancies traditionally start in September as do school years. The previous year’s crops are [...]
Stepping into January
Posted in family time, food for the soul, monthly jobs, pudding club, Uncategorized, tagged January, Janus, St Clement's cakes on January 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
So have you started off the year with all sorts of good intentions – less alcohol and cake, more fruit ,veg and exercise? New hobbies taken up; old habits dropped? I ought to be determined to blog more regularly and I will try. I have to admit I rarely make resolutions but January is a good time [...]
Baby, it’s cold outside!
Posted in monthly jobs, tagged early sowing, Seeds of Italy on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Spring seems a long way off although my newsletter from Franchi Seeds of Italy today was exhorting me to get sowing in the cold frame to get ahead of the game. They suggest tomatoes, peppers, chillies, aubergines, Lettuce Ciucca, sugar snaps, broad beans and peas, and cauliflower Macerata. I think I need some more long johns. [...]
The view from here
Posted in family time, monthly jobs, veg patch, tagged snow on January 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I managed a quick visit to the allotment this morning to pull some leeks and parsnips for lunch and take in the view before trudging home for a steaming cup of coffee. Meanwhile the apprentices had another snowball fight. Now I am happily feeding the fire with logs and pouring over the latest Marshalls catalogue [...]
Taking stock and stocking up
Posted in monthly jobs, tagged New Year jobs, wood fires on January 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I love that dead time between Christmas and New Year when nothing much is happening. I like to take stock before launching into the New Year. Not that I ever make resolutions. I don’t have the temperament. But it’s good to look back on the highs and lows of the previous year and plan a bit [...]
