We’ve been delighted to work with The Shelf social supermarket Diss for a while now. Have read of this lovely post about our latest produce donation: We’ve been absolutely delighted to see even more local growers sharing their fresh produce with members of our social supermarket, The Shelf – and just look at this fantasticContinue reading “Where the food goes”
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Huge sunflower!
We think that this is the biggest sunflower we’ve ever grown. It needed scaffolding today to hold up the multiple heads which tower over ten foot high! It’s a pleasure to see the bees 🐝 enjoying them so much and know that the chickens and wild birds will enjoy the seeds later. Obviously we’ll beContinue reading “Huge sunflower!”
Watch us hard at work!
Day one in the poly tunnel! First things first, with some clearing before the weed matting goes down.
Parkinson’s UK Info Event
Grow East Anglia at the Parkinson’s UK Information Event Grow East Anglia were delighted to be part of the Parkinson’s UK Info Event yesterday—a fantastic day of connection, learning, and community spirit. We joined a wide range of brilliant organisations including Citizens Advice Diss and Thetford, Rural Coffee Caravan, DanceEast, Archery GB, Milestone Fitness, ActiveContinue reading “Parkinson’s UK Info Event”
Grow your own Pizza
We look forward to welcoming you to this much anticipates workshop this Saturday! Just a reminder, the workshop is free, just bring toppings to share. Dough, tomato sauce and squash will be available on the day. Be prepared to get a little muddy as we’ll be potting up basil and chilli plants before we getContinue reading “Grow your own Pizza”
New raised beds
Thanks to funding from the Sustainable Communities Food Fund, we’ve been able to add 12 brand new raised growing beds to our site—an incredible boost to our capacity to grow fresh, healthy food for the community. Take a look at the before and after photos to see just how far we’ve come. It’s been aContinue reading “New raised beds”
Preparing for Our First Community Gardening Workshop
Today, I’ve been out planting broad beans, getting everything ready for our first big workshop in a couple of weeks! It’s always exciting to see the first seeds go into the soil, knowing they’ll soon be sprouting into strong, healthy plants. With it being the official first day of spring today, now is the perfectContinue reading “Preparing for Our First Community Gardening Workshop”
Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes!
We’ve grown far too many tomatoes this year. We do this every year…
Litter pick
Working with the scouts to collect litter. The young people were rightly proud of their achievements!
Bursting with life
It’s so lovely to see all the hard work paying off. There’s produce for everyone!
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