Tag : vegetable growing

Apple tree planting

on Saturday 3rd December, we planted 24 apple trees on the field. The weather was fairly good, dry and not too cold. Many thanks to all the members and their

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Rachel in purple long-sleeved top and brown trousers bending down and holding strawberry plant in strawberry bed.

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.        

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″]

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

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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?)

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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.

Planting Leeks

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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

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