Taking care of your strawberries for the winter [video]!
Wondering what to do with your strawberries once they have finished for the season? Rachel is on hand to help.
Newcastle University planting trial.
We are working with Newcastle University who are using part of our field to trial plant spelt and rye. Here are some pictures from Mick Marston of the drilling.
Orchard Planting
We will be planting apple trees in National Tree week Nov 26th to 4th Dec, thanks to receiving a grant from the Tree Council. This will be on the field
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″]
A new look for the GCF market stall
The new look GCF Farmer’s Market stall, with banner, table covering, baskets and Howarth’s nifty little stand. Well done all those involved in getting it together. The veg and flowers
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