Community questions

I was working happily in the gardens yesterday and the sun was shining, just like spring which is almost here.  Enjoying myself planting and then looking up to see two visitors.  Jennifer  had come to photograph the gardens and collect some vegetables and write about us for the Healing Gardens Website. See her blog here.  wwwglastonburyhealinggardens.com   ...

On Saturday 11 February 2012 at 9.30am

 http://www.eapd.btck.co.uk

had a free blood test at sainsburys pharmacy and discovered i was about 4st overweight which is in the red caution bmi area. i knew i was overweight but wondered whether i was diabetic because of my high/low sugar levels, as i have just recovered from an illness i was overeating comfort food to compensate, anyone for an almond pastrie? yum. as i am a retired lounge lizard, i need to get more...

http://digital.kent.gov.uk/1763 The link above will take you to Kent county councils video about Sissinghurst and introduces some of the important characters involved in the Farm project and Vegetable Garden. It explains the ethos behind our Organic vegetables and showcases our wonderful estate. I hope this will be an interesting introduction for those of you that aren't aware of the work we do...

We have a captive disabled hedgehog whom we feed and look after. We have several hedgehog boxes and currently feed up to three hedgehogs who come and go.

Meet the Growers #3 Kim

Meet the Growers #4 Steve

More to follow soon.

 Sustainable Fertility for Vegan Gardeners Vegetarian or vegan gardeners who wish to garden using organic principles without animal input and maintain sustainable soil fertility can now do so by following the vegan societies guidelines. Apparently using chipped branch wood does not give rise to the same problems of nitrate depletion as mature wood. ...

Wow life has been so hectic and we have an incredible abundance in the gardens right now,  Also new members joining.  We have a wonderful new website www.glastonburyhealinggardens.com and also a facebook page: So you will have no difficulty keeping up with everything that we are doing and also adding your own comments and experience.  We are all in this together, the world being...

London's Community Farm - a crazy idea that might just work? Have you ever dreamt about owning some land in the country? An amazing opportunity has come up for us to buy some land together in south London: 35 acres including an existing veg farm and nursery, woodlands, farm shop, bungalow, glass houses and polytunnels. In the last few days (end of May) we've already raised £500,000,...

Making your own wine from organic "Landshared" produce or foraged fruits is one of the most rewarding tasks of the year. It pays to think about it now, especially if it's your first time, so you can "tool up" for the following season's bounties and celebrate the end of the year with your own wine in style. Here's some instructions, perhaps a little "photo guide" to making your own. This "Blog"...