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Saturday 8th, 10am – 4pm: Greave House Farm Volunteer Day.
For instructions on how to get to the farm you can look at their website here.
Sunday 16th, 12pm – 5pm: Public session, School For Vegetables, Grimesthorpe Allotments (see events calendar for full address)
Saturday 22nd, 11am – 5pm: Public session, venue TBC
Sunday 30th, 12pm – 5pm: Public session, Meersbrook Allotments
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They”ll be up there between 11am and 4pm so come along to help to stick a few trees in the ground and help make Sheffield an even fruitier city!
What you need to bring:
> Warm/weatherproof clothes
> A packed lunch if you”re thinking of staying a while
> Suitable footwear
> Your mates
When you arrive at the allotments please contact Stephen 07507578885 to get in/find the site.
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Entrance is free but donations for seeds are welcome. The farm cafe will be open serving hot drinks, food and cake.
Saturday 22nd February, 12-3pm
Heeley City Farm, Richards Rd, S2 3DT.
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It feels a bit like Christmas when you’re a kid – the anticipation builds up for what seems like forever, the day itself comes, is glorious, then passes in the blink of an eye; the harvest season is almost over and if you’ve been in the thick-of-it, like we at Grow Sheffield have then you’ll know what I’m talking about.
Alas, its the time of year again when we say farewell to the harvest….but not without a mighty good send-off!
Around here we call that send off ABUNDANCE WEEK and its happening from November 22nd to December 1st (a bit longer than a week in fact…). There’ll be all kinds of frolicking and frivolity to be had from artful-browsing to apple-chopping, from cider-making to ceilidh-dancing!
You can keep up-to-date with what’s going on by checking our events page between now and the end of December.
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If you fancy a bit of winter inspiration to get you ready for the next growing season take a look at the course below on offer from Androo Thornton.
How to grow your own fruit and vegetables…and eat healthily.
Understanding the theory of organic cultivation for beginners and experienced gardeners (and a few practical tips too).
Starts Wednesday 15th Jan to Wed, March 19th 2014
Times :- 7 – 9pm
Hollinsend Methodist Church hall S12 EF, on the corner of Hollinsend and Mansfield roads.
120 and 44 buses from town.
For anyone who wants to learn more about organic growing.
To enrol, questions: email- [email protected]
This course is for beginners or experienced growers. It’s a 10 week indoor course where you can look at the theory of organic gardening, soil management, ecology, sustainability and growing food naturally.
A ten week classroom based course taking you through the steps you need to grow your own food in a garden or allotment. The structure of the course will involve discussion of ideas, experiences and hopefully give you the tools to look at your garden, allotment or patio in a different light. We shall also discuss nutrition, politics of food and go down a few unplanned avenues. It will be lively and fun. Notes will e mailed out.
Over the 10 weeks we shall be looking at:-
Understanding timing and the seasons.
When to sow and harvest
Organic materials and fertilisers. What to use and when.
Composting. Soils and site planning.
Crops and how they grow.
Plant propagation – seeds and cuttings .
Growing systems Healthy plants , pests and diseases
Perennials , fruit and pruning
Seeds, harvesting and storage.
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One of our most popular volunteer events is BACK! You are invited to join us at the Multifaith Forest Garden at Parkwood Springs on: Saturday 10th August 11am – 2pm. The day will be a general maintenance day. In addition, thanks to Sheffield University volunteers we now have a new compost bay that requires the finishing touches and filling. The day will be hosted by Ed Thatcher. Ed’s contact number is: 07816596228
The garden is looking wonderful and there are plenty of currants to pick, so bring your tubs along. It’s a great time of year as the energy of nature is displayed in it’s true splendour, unfortunately this includes some pretty prolific weeds – any help to keep on top of these would be greatly appreciated. The volunteers from the university did a great job clearing meters of oil seed rape and rosebay willowherb. There will also be another chance for a guided walk around the garden for those who haven’t visited before.
We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who has worked on, and visited the forest garden over the past months. We look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones as we move towards another summer in the garden. There are several workdays coming up, so put these dates in your diary!
Saturday 10th August, 11am until 2pm
Saturday 14th September, 11am until 2pm
Saturday 12th October, 11am until 2pm
Saturday 9th November, 11am until 2pm
Saturday 14th December, 11am until 2pm
For more information, email [email protected] or call 0114 2580784
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Delivered by Dr Anton Rosenfield, this is a great opportunity to find out more about Green Manures. Anton is a research officer at Garden Organic and has worked extensively with green manures and soil. He has run trials in far flung locations of the country and carried out training for farmers, growers and community groups.
Taking place from 10am until 3pm on Saturday 9th March 2013. The session is split in to two parts;
Please bring your own lunch, hot drinks will be provided.;
This event is FREE but places are limited so please register your attendance at gstraining.eventbrite.com
Contact: Ruth Hepworth on 0114 2580784 or e: [email protected]
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Help us develop a community garden in south Sheffield that needs a little tender loving care!
At Lowes Garden, Abbeydale rd from 11am to 3pm
We’ll be pruning and re-staking existing trees, weeding in order to sow ground cover crops, mulching and planting fruit bushes.
For more information on any of the events or workshops or to book a place for one of the grafting workshops please email [email protected] or ring Daniele on 07535653842.
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Come and learn the art of apple tree grafting at the school for veg outdoor classroom. Enjoy fantastic views of the city whilst learning how to make your own Sheffield apple tree. Take your tree home and watch it grow!
Workshops are free.
At Grimesthorpe Allotments, Grimesthorpe Rd from 11am to 4pm.
For some detailed information on the benefits of grafting please look here.
n.b. Both workshops are the same – you do not need to attend both but can if you like.
For more information on any of the events or workshops or to book a place for one of the grafting workshops please email [email protected] or ring Daniele on 07535653842.