The year begins and so does our work, to wake it up for the new season. We meet at the Community Farm or the Community Orchard in Poundbury on Sunday afternoons at around 2pm
and also on
Wednesday mornings at 10.30
We have started preparing areas for planting later in the year, especially in the polytunnel. There is a whole orchard of apple trees to prune, and we will be designing the area around the new farm pond. There are also infrastructure projects to be getting on with, like making a frame for brassicas, a trellis for cucumbers, repairing our compost areas, checking fences and gates. Email us if you'd like to come along.
We will meet on Saturday, 6th January at 11.
We will be pruning our apple trees, and anything else that needs pruning, including, of course, the brambles
Green drinks
We will meet at Tom Brown's, 47 High East St on Tuesday 16th January at 7.30.
Come and have a chat with like-minded people.
Now this is what we call a pond! We will be working on the surround in the coming months.
Wassailing at the Poundbury Orchard
on Sunday 14th January at 2pm
Come and sing to our apple trees to ensure productivity and drive away evil spirits! It always works!
Bring some apple juice or cider to toast the trees, and something to make a loud noise with.
All welcome, the more noise the better!
Inspired by work on the farm pond, we pulled a few things out of the far more daunting orchard pond. One day...
Bring your broken items and see if our volunteers can fix them, and save them from landfill. Usually held on the last Saturday in the month - check their facebook page for venue!
