Tatworth Community Crop Production Project - History in Photos August 2009
August 2009 Photos
More progress ! Thursday 6th August 2009 Three varieties of cabbage cut by Joe for delivery to the shops.
Sunday 9th August 2009 Today Joe and I finished digging the new pond in the middle of the springs on the boggy area. The idea was to contain the springs in a 6 metre long pond - and it drains into the stream as intended!
We're going to dig it deeper down its middle and leave the wildlife - e.g. herons bringing duckweed, seeds and eggs on their feet - to populate the pond naturally. It will be fenced to protect schoolchildren and will become an invaluable attraction for them. This photo shows the ditch draining into the stream.
The view from the east end of the pond down to Joe burning rubbish.
Thursday13th August A Common Toad
The first amphibian in the pond. Water insects are arriving already !
Painted Lady butterfly
Small Tortoishells
Friday 21st August Louise, Miles and Robyn Manning have come to have a look at the Project for the first time.
Miles carefully holding a froglet !
A couple of hours later Nick Manning comes with son Matthew and his wife Louise - plus young Elliot.
Sunday 23rd August Sandra and Andrew with his daughter Rebekah, her husband Bob, Joel and Samuel - Andrew with him. Rebecca and Bob are planning to bring a minibus full of volunteers from their own Project in New Milton, near Christchurch !
Tuesday 25th August After clearing out the weeds from the School's plot, Sandra deserts Joe to go and weed the huckleberry plot with Claire.
The cleared huckleberry patch. You should be able to see the black berries and white flowers.
Claire and Sandra attacking the weeds in the brussels sprout patch.
Most of the old compost heap has been moved by Joe and me to a shadier place by the stream. There is a vast pile there which will soon be encased in a huge wooden ‘composting tank’. The remainder you see here will be used to fill the ‘School pit’ ready for the Friday Club to visit in the new Term.
The new composting area.
Saturday 29th August Gill Shortland, Julia Pook and Andrew studying the ancient tool collection !
Joe setting up the slide show of the Project's photo history.
Tatworth Growing Together and been delighted to receive an invitation from the Horticultural Society to put a little exhibition up outside the Memorial Hall.
Liz Rosser and her daughter were the first to visit the stand.
What can be the fascination with a bunch of antique tools ? Well they have helped prove we don't need any fuel-driven machinery to build a Transition project !!
Two more visitors !
Curly kale and perfect cabbages from the Project waiting to be auctioned off by Gill Shortland.
The first buyer.
The youngest buyer !
Ken Eginton and family.