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 have more people joining the team. You may well have a plot on the middle road, but that’s not essential. We have two EWAA petrol mowers, and instruction can be given. Access to the equipment can be arranged.

With two or three people helping out on each road, the likely commitment would probably be a couple of mowings per season.

For more details, please contact Stewart Young, on plot 76, or via ewaa-oxford @ hotmail.co.uk

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 here on the website http://ewaa.org.uk/cultivation-guidelines/
Please make sure that your plot is NUMBERED – if you’re not sure of the number, please get in touch.
If you are struggling to find the time to manage your plot, now is the moment to take stock and make plans for the coming season, relinquish your plot or cover areas with Mypex (porous black fabric, available in the shop).
If you’re concerned about your plot or are planning to be away for a period please let us know as soon as possible.
Please also take a look at the general rules page to make sure you understand all the rules http://ewaa.org.uk/rules-and-info/
Many thanks.

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 seed swappeople’s seeds, including some seed donated by the Heritage Seed Library. There’s always a good mix of basics and unusual varieties, vegetables and flowers, plus plenty of advice on hand.

Barracks Lane will also be running a nettle festival (featuring soup, tea and wildlife gardening) alongside the seed swap, and felting workshops making animals and eggs – they’re asking for a small donation on the door, which covers all this entertainment.

Monday shop seeking donations of surplus veg

If anyone finds themselves overwhelmed by vegetables, the Monday Shop are looking for donations/swaps:Monday shop

 

Dear Allotment Secretary,

We have grown substantially over the last 12 months and now need to expand our network of producers.
Although Allotment holders aren’t producers, I know from having my own allotment that often there is a surplus which one just can’t deal with at the time.
We currently sell organic fruit and veg and are keen to keep with this. Although we don’t expect allotments to be certified organic, we ask for no spray produce only.
Everything must be grown by the producer, and otherwise going to waste: we don’t sell bought-in goods.
Monday Shop runs from East Oxford Community Centre and producers would be very welcome to bring their surplus on an ad-hoc basis, with the option to swap for other veg and/or a swap with Monday Shop. It is a non profit making project run by volunteers.
Please find below further information on Monday Shop, we are contactable via our Facebook page, by email at eastoxfordmondayshop @ gmail.com or contact me, Rachel, on 07970 780514.
Monday Shop
Monday Shop is a food coop on Cowley Road which sells surplus food otherwise ending up in landfill/compost.
We work with producers from the Farmers market to save food going to waste.  We offer the produce for sale by donation in an attempt to make organic food more affordable to a wider market.
We currently get fruit and veg from Cultivate, Ashtree Farm and The Clays.  We buy organic eggs via Cultivate (from FAI) and bread from Cornfield bakery in Wheatley.  We offer free tea and often have cake by donation, in order to encourage people to sit in, chat and meet new people.  This is fundamental to our ethics.
We open on a Monday because it is after the weekend, and hope it offers people who can’t get the to Farmers markets over the weekend a chance to buy organic, fresh, local produce.  We open 4pm till 7pm to encourage the post-school and post-work crowd.  We are run entirely by volunteers and Monday Shop takes no profit from the produce.  Any small amount we may make on the bread takings gets reinvested into the project – through printing fliers or similar.
We are now looking to open our shop out to surplus veg from more suppliers.  We currently get 40-60 customers each week over the 3 hours, and would hope that we can increase that alongside increasing the produce on offer.
Many thanks for taking the time to read this, please feel free to share with any of your friends who grow their own no spray produce.
Rachel.

Heritage fruit tree sale at St Barnabus

Andy HowardHFT of the Heritage Fruit tree company will be at the Cripley Meadow allotments AGM at St Barnabas on March 14th selling in the car park from 6-7pm.  Members of East Ward allotments (EWAA) are welcome to come along to the car park – contact johoward@metronet.co.uk for a pdf catalogue or see www.heritagefruittrees.co.uk for more info. Andy will have limited stock on site so it is best to pre-order and collect.

 

COMPOST!

We have load of the black stuff from the Parks Department in a big pile by the shop, come and get it!

£1 per barrow-load, max 3 barrows per plot, please pay in the shop on the following Sunday morning.

It looks pretty good  – generally well rotted and crumbly, just a fecompostw lumps and sticks here and there…..

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