Yesterday we had our first harvest of the year, slightly later than we originally hoped but it was still a very exciting feeling. The first share consisted of winter greens, multicoloured chard, two types of lettuce, kohlrabi, beetroot, parsley, rocket, oregano and two types of radish. ...
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Spring has arrived! Today the first sods were turned on Five Acre Community Farm as we ploughed in some of our winter leys and power harrowed three plots (see pictures); they will be prepared in the next week or so to receive potatoes, alliums and various salad and leaf crops like chard and beet. ...
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Today, with the onset of glorious spring weather, thoughts of a field full of veg edged one step further towards reality! We sowed a whole host of vegetables including lettuce, celariac, calabrese, red cabbage, spring greens, chillis, tomatoes, spinach, cucumbers and leeks. ...
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