AGM coming up!
Agenda for the AGM for 28th March 2019 is below. This is being held in Burnopfield Community Centre from 7pm. (There is ample parking round the back of the community
Fergie’s first outing in 2019
Fergie has had its 1st outing this year starting to prepare the ground for planting of the 1st of the broad beans. It was reluctant at 1st but all was
Apple Grafting in 2019
Another grafting course at Gibside Community Farm! Jola learned how to graft apple trees and Alistair helped sort out apple types.
Iranian Vegetable Stew (a Field version of Ottolenghi!) Recipe from Cathy
Butter or butter/oil mix to fry in 1 Large onion chopped Chard or Beetroot stalks chopped ½ Tsp Tumeric 1 ½ Tsp cumin seeds 1 Tbsp Tomato puree Herbs (
Chard Lasagne Recipe from Cathy
A large amount of Chard/beetroot top White sauce Lasagne Cheese to top Separate and wash stems and leaves of chard, chop up separately. In a frying pan slowly soften
Chard and Chickpeas Recipe from Cathy
One bunch (10-20 stems) chard ( or Beetroot tops) One onion- optional Oil to fry 200-400g cooked or tinned chick peas Chilli/Black Pepper/Spice Mix powder or other flavouring as wished
Meet the architect and help plan our barn!
Event on Saturday: Architect – 17th Nov 10 – 1pm – in the portakabin (if too cold we will move down to Gibside) but we will definitely start on the
Autumn Scenes
What could be more autumnal than drying of squashes? Rachel is doing a sterling job of weighing the harvest, and there is a beautiful and bountiful supply for the veg
Post-Brexit Agricultural Policy Recommendations
Published by The Landworkers Alliance: Our recommendations for Post-Brexit Agricultural Policy Available here: LWA Post-Brexit Agriculture Policy June 2017
New Bird Survey
Gibside Community Farm Bird Survey – Sept 2018 My sixth visit to the site during 2018 took place in the early hours of 29th September 7 – 9 a.m. A