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Join us to plant up and maintain the Edible Cutteslowe bed in Cutteslowe Park. Every Monday, starting next Monday 9 May, we’ll be working at the bed from 2.30-3.30pm. It would be fantastic to have some volunteers to help – and you can come just once for part of an hour, or every week ifContinue reading “Help us in the Park!”

Last week, we planted herb seeds with members of the Cutteslowe Community Larder. It was a fun day! People could choose from parsley, coriander or basil. Tenika and Hilary had a great time sowing the seeds with people, and children loved joining in too. There was a real buzz. If you haven’t already started, nowContinue reading “Community Larder Planting”

As we begin to edge towards spring, we’re organising a couple of opportunities for you all to come and get involved in growing in Cutteslowe! 20 February – Planting Day at the Cutteslowe Community Orchard, 10-1pm. Bring a spade and email cutteslowecommunityorchard@gmail.com to let them know you’d like to join! 30 March – Plant YourContinue reading “Get involved this Spring!”

Our bed in the park may seem dormant in these short cold days, but look more closely and you’ll see there are still things going on! Those little clumps that look a bit like grass but not quite? – Banana shallots getting going! Sturdy little green shoots in a suspiciously regular arrangement? – Broad beansContinue reading “Planning and Growing in January”

Edible Cutteslowe is preparing for expansion and recruiting volunteers! Starting with: Media and Communications. If you enjoy writing, are tech savvy, and possess good administrational skills, then we’d love to hear from you! Horticultural knowledge is advantageous but certainly not essential. You’ll spend as little as a couple of hours per week working on socialContinue reading “Calling all Creatives”

Our Edible Bed in Cutteslowe Park may look very empty now and indeed covered in a blanket of snow today, but underneath the soil, things are happening! We have planted banana shallots, and broad beans, and scattered mustard seeds in hope of an early leafy crop. The shallots were planted by a client from theContinue reading “Edible Bed in Winter”

Join us for this evening on 21st October to hear from Rachel Hammond who has loads of experience with edible gardening projects. We’ll have an opportunity to learn from her, asks questions and discuss in breakout rooms how we can develop edible growing – and build community in the process – in our local areas.Continue reading “Join us for an Evening Soon”

Nestled between the Allotments and the Community Woodland in Cutteslowe is a half-acre plot of land that is in the process of becoming an orchard, created and cared for by the local community. Soon after the plan for the orchard was announced in March this year, practical and financial support started to flood in (includingContinue reading “Cutteslowe Community Orchard”

It has been great to see the bed in Cutteslowe Park growing so well over the last few weeks. Passers-by have also started foraging, with the herbs and chard being especially popular! Do come along and check it out for yourself. The beds outside the school and community centre are also looking really colourful. We’dContinue reading “Foraging has Begun”

What an exciting time we have had at Cutteslowe Primary School, planting, waiting and watching the seeds we planted grow into yummy treats in our amazing Edible Cutteslowe raised bed. Families are eating strawberries and peas at the moment and looking forward to blackcurrants and edible flowers. Come and take a look! If any ofContinue reading “Ready to Eat at Cutteslowe Primary School”