Potato Harvesting.
Lifting the spuds on the top field with the help of the Ferguson Club and their vintage potato spinner ( and some members with vintage knees!). [foogallery id=”464″]
Scary additions at the farm!
Our scarecrows at the Grow show on Saturday – well done Jane Gifford! Let’s hope they keep the pigeons away! [foogallery id=”457″]
Picnic in the walled garden
Lovely picnic in Gibside Walled Garden for members of Gibside Community Farm (and various children and dogs) to get together. [foogallery id=”454″]
Produce ready for picking!
URGENT members – we have lots of crops need picking and eating. Lovely mangetout peas (why not have them in a stir-fry with some of the sweet Hispi cabbage?)
Leek Planting
From Mick Marston – Mission accomplished (leek planting) Thursday 23rd June Joyce, Maggie, Howarth, Paul, Mick and Rachel, and look at the view, we even had deer for company.
Ferguson Tractor Society Collaboration
We are delighted that the Ferguson Tractor Society has agreed to help us this year with planting our potatoes on the field. They have ploughed the strip (and found an
The year ahead.
Our plans for this year’s crops are coming on well (despite the cold weather). We have planted new potatoes, peas, garlic, onions carrots, broad beans. We have delayed planting some