Bransholme Green Fingers

I was so proud to attend the first annual Home Grown Food BBQ with the Bodmin Road Church Group On Branshomle yesterday, who have now called themselves GREEN FINGERS.  We had 5 crops from the garden on the food table, and for a plot that has only been there for 12 weeks thats not bad going.  We had over 25 people there, most of them far too camera shy, especially the adults.

Star of the show was the fab broccoli you can see over some of the younger growers heads. and more kids ate it than adults, so there is a future for fresh green locally grown food. I will post some more pics of this lovely plot very soon. In the mean time look at the runner beans and squash peeking out behind the left pic.

If you want help to grow like this in your back garden, church hall, roadside verge, get in touch, WE WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU :-D

Adrians East Hull Growing Adventures

 

Pics of the FAB plot at Longhill Link up Trust

Since starting the ‘Living Better for Less in Hull’ there has been a dramatic take up with churches wanting to get on board. I have concentrated on East Hull and already find it difficult to do all I want to do in one day a week. However we have - Longhill Link Up, St Aidan’s, St Stephen’s, St Hilda’s, St John’s. With a community growing group in North Bransholme.

Spare church land has been utilised and volunteers are using their time in growing veg and salad. St Stephen’s have even dug up some council verge and planted potatoes. St Aidan’s are clearing a piece of land which had been used as a dumping ground for rubble after the churches building works, approx. 10 tonnes of rubble is being moved.

It is all very encouraging especially as our aim is to get people talking about food. Where it comes from? Is it good for you? Can I save money? What can I grow? I have personally stressed that we are not about setting up growing clubs based on an allotment principle, but to encourage a positive approach in being in control of what we eat and grow, especially in these times of austerity.

We will be undertaking cookery demonstration during the winter, hopefully to inspire and get more people growing in 2014.