Working with willow
While activity revs up the in the veg patch, and work is done on our newly-made compost bays, it’s also been a great time to harvest our willow wands. Volunteers have been helping Deggie, our resident willow expert, to coppice…
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My Story: The Pelican Project
At The Pelican Project we have adopted a ‘sensory approach’ using materials, environments, soundscapes or ideas designed to entice young disabled people and their parents/carers into stimulating creative play that engages the senses and offers capacity for open-ended discovery. From…
Making Preserves
We got stuck into preserve-making this month. While the rain poured outside, Christine and Lou prepared ‘winter sunshine’ Seville orange marmalade and ‘funky chunky’ chutney in the West Town Farm kitchen. The workshop was led by Jo who also teaches…
My Story: Lou, Garden Volunteer
I first came to Organic Arts to do a mindfulness course, to help with my anxiety. I hoped that being outdoors and taking time to connect with and appreciate nature would help me manage my mental health. The course did…
A year in the Community Garden
Reflecting on another year in the Community Garden here at OrganicArts. A very interesting and sometimes difficult year with failure and triumph in abundance.