Author: claref

This autumns’ work parties will be on the 11th and 12th of November, from 10 til 12. Committee members will be on hand with jobs to do, tea and biscuits. Please bring tools, gloves etc. More details will be available

It’s been a good year for apples and pears, quince too. (Not so great for plums and gages due to a couple of very hard late frosts). We will be getting out the apple presses again on 8th October at

A student from Brookes university has contacted us and requested that anyone interested fill in a survey for his research on allotments: I  am a geography student who will soon be starting my third year at Oxford Brookes University. I

  The Women’s Institute have dredged their lake at Denman College, and are offering the silt for collection in return for donations to their “saving Denman” appeal which goes to the maintenance of the building and grounds.  

This Sunday the shop will be open 11-12 as usual, and we will then be closed for the whole of August. If you’ve been thinking of getting some bits and bobs – pest control? Green manure seeds? canes? – now’s

Message from Carmen Coxon on plot 10a – contact her directly or send email to us at ewaa-oxford@hotmail.com if interested: Dear EWAA, Hello! A friend of mine has a brand new shed (http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/forest-natural-timber-overlap-reverse-apex-wooden-shed—4x6ft-210657) – unassembled – that they are selling

Reclaimed Railway sleepers 8ft 6in long x 10in x 5in £17-00 each. Shorter lengths £2-00 per Ft Ideal for raised beds/garden steps/retaining walls etc. Can deliver locally Contact> Paul the manure man on 07770743253 Send a Text or email paulcolmer@whitehillfarm200.plus.com

This message just in from Oxford and District Federation of Allotment Associations (ODFAA): “Overnight on July 11th and 12th the Barton Allotments were targeted and several of the sheds have been broken into and numerous tools have been stolen. Please be

This is the time of year when rampant growth has slowed, but seed-setting has begun. Please keep your weeds under control! Several plots have a lot of seedy weeds on them, which will blow onto the neighbours’ plots and attempt

A few people have asked whether we should be removing all ragwort from the EWAA site as it’s supposedly a “notifiable weed”. The reason for the concern is that it can be poisonous to horses and other grazing animals, particularly