The long-standing veg show at Elder Stubbs Festival, on 20th August this year, has been opened up to allotment holders from other sites. If your peas are perfect, your beans beautiful, or your leeks lovely, get yourself an entry form
Plant swap pics
Thanks to everyone who turned out today in spite of the rain! Many plants were swapped and we raised quite a bit for Garden Organic too.
Work party on Saturday 28th May
Meet at the allotment shop at 10.30
Plant swap, Sunday 12th June
Plant swap at the allotment shop, Sunday 12th June, 11-12. Bring your spare plants, take something new home. Make a donation to charity instead if you don’t have anything to swap!
Mapping Oxford’s food history
This week in the EWAA shop (10-12 on Sunday), as well as the chance to buy your seed potatoes, onions sets, seeds and garden paraphernalia, you can participate in mapping Oxford’s food production history. We will be asking everyone to tell us
2016 Allotment Competition
This years Oxford and District Federation of Allotment Associations competition is open for entries! Cash prizes! The Judges will be looking for plots that grow a wide range of vegetables all year round, together with seasonal soft fruit. The emphasis
Free plants!
Free cuttings of purple loosestrife (native pond plant) and fennel plants available from Bridget at EWAA – email her on bridgetathome@hotmail.co.uk if you’d like some.
Mowing – volunteers needed
We’re looking for volunteers to join the volunteer path mowing team, especially for middle grass road and play area. As the people who have mostly been mowing these areas are getting a bit too creaky, it would be great to
Spring plot inspections, 10th April
Members of the committee will be holding a Spring plot inspection on Sunday 10th April. We will be coming round each plot to ensure that each plot holder is following the Cultivation Guidelines – you can remind yourself of these
Seed Swap at Barracks Lane Garden, 19th March
Barracks Lane Community Garden are hosting the annual seed swap a week Saturday, on the 19th of March 11-4. Bring your seeds you’ve saved, swap them (or make a donation) for other people’s seeds, including some seed donated by the Heritage Seed