June has been a
euphoric mix of marvellous exhaustion. We have taken part in
Open Farm Sunday - an
NFU initiative. They gave us much support in running our first ever Open Farm Sunday, they got us on Lincs FM and in the Lincolnshire Echo. We recieved
150 plus visitors on the day! David spent the afternoon giving
joyous children many
tractor rides, we had
woodland crafts for the
'Off The Grid Kids' project with Greenheart woodworking with Pat O'Carroll, Pottery Bee Tiles with Andrew MacDonald and making a
Bug Hotel with Julie Driftwood Dunlop. We had curious visitors to our Woodland Yurt and we have plenty of workshops planned in the summer there...
Then we took part in the two day
Lincolnshire Show, hosting an Off The Grid Kids children's yurt with similar activities, promoting the work we do on
Brattleby Farm and Woodland Workshops at the Yurt.
The
Seedlings Allotment has grown along fine amongst all of this activity. We have the
pumpkins and squashes out of the greenhouse and in the raised bed. The
peas are growing and climbing around the maypole, the
herb garden is lush with golden sage, white and french lavender, parsley, chives and coriander...The greenhouse is brimming with a variety of tomatoes and cucumbers are growing on the shelving.
I'm still fascinated by the idea of a forest garden in the greenhouse, different layers upon layers, but for now we are
concentrating on the veggies and keeping the weeds away, We have planted an area full of poppies and wildflowers that sits next to the Bug Hotel. We spent a glorious afternoon identifying all the different
Bumblebees, from
Red Tails to White Tails. Bring on the sunshine!
June has been a euphoric mix of marvellous exhaustion. We have taken part in Open Farm Sunday - an NFU initiative. They gave us much support in running our first ever Open Farm Sunday, they got us on Lincs FM and in the Lincolnshire Echo. We recieved 150 plus visitors on the day! David spent the afternoon giving joyous children many tractor rides, we had woodland crafts for the 'Off The Grid Kids' project with Greenheart woodworking with Pat O'Carroll, Pottery Bee Tiles with Andrew MacDonald and making a Bug Hotel with Julie Driftwood Dunlop. We had curious visitors to our Woodland Yurt and we have plenty of workshops planned in the summer there...
Then we took part in the two day Lincolnshire Show, hosting an Off The Grid Kids children's yurt with similar activities, promoting the work we do on Brattleby Farm and Woodland Workshops at the Yurt.
The Seedlings Allotment has grown along fine amongst all of this activity. We have the pumpkins and squashes out of the greenhouse and in the raised bed. The peas are growing and climbing around the maypole, the herb garden is lush with golden sage, white and french lavender, parsley, chives and coriander...The greenhouse is brimming with a variety of tomatoes and cucumbers are growing on the shelving.
I'm still fascinated by the idea of a forest garden in the greenhouse, different layers upon layers, but for now we are concentrating on the veggies and keeping the weeds away, We have planted an area full of poppies and wildflowers that sits next to the Bug Hotel. We spent a glorious afternoon identifying all the different Bumblebees, from Red Tails to White Tails. Bring on the sunshine!
