Raised bed

Posted on 20/07/2016 by John Gray

From 11 am this Saturday – 23 July – a team of us will be erecting an amazing raised bed in our lovely community garden. We need your help!

The bed will be in a U-shape and about 60 cm high (much more fancy than the one in this photo), making it accessible for people with mobility issues and those who prefer not to bend down too much.

We will be led by Chan, who is our lovely volunteer joiner, who has got all the wood ready to install on Saturday. The more people who turn up, the quicker the job…..see you there! No tools required, just a bit of enthusiasm and patience 🙂

 

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Open Garden event

Posted on 20/07/2016 by John Gray

Along with other Edible / Community Gardens in York, we opened our community garden,  The Nose, to the public on Saturday 16 July.

The Nose is the triangular patch of land next to St Clements Church, Nunthorpe Road. We were delighted to welcome a number of visitors of a wide range of ages, from about 2 to 70.

Image result for raised bedVisitors harvested some of our soft fruit, including raspberries and red currants. One or two offered to start helping us maintain the site, which is really wonderful.

We enjoyed scones with homemade jam in the welcome shade of some shrubs in the garden. The jam was made from fruit picked in the garden earlier in the week.

Our lovely volunteer joiner was also on site preparing wood for our fantastic raised bed which will be erected next Saturday (23 July, from 11 am). Join us if you can!

 

 

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York Open Edible Gardens, 16 July 2016

Posted on 09/07/2016 by John Gray

Discover your local community garden!

Along with other Edible / Community Gardens in York, we’ll be hosting a series of events at The Nose on Saturday 16 July, 2.00-4.00pm.

The Nose is the triangular patch of land next to St Clements Church, Nunthorpe Road, York.

Image result for raised bedï‚· Harvest fruit, veg and herbs to take home

ï‚· Help us create a new raised bed

ï‚· Get tips on composting

ï‚· Free scones with homemade jam

 

Organised by Planet Southbank as part of Edible Open Gardens 2016. For details of the other Edible Gardens open on July 16th, visit  http://edibleyork.org.uk/newsevents/eventscalendar/

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York Open Eco Homes weekends of 14 & 21 May 2016 2-5pm

Posted on 12/05/2016 by John Gray

Organised by St Nicks:

Learn how to turn your house into an efficient & comfortable eco home – from people who have done it! Visit living demonstrations of energy saving measures such as draught-proofing, insulation, low energy lighting, renewable heating or electricity generation & other green living choices. Be inspired by the event hosts’ stories and get tips on how to give an eco makeover to your own, or rented, home. Even small, low cost measures can make a big difference. Go and ask lots of questions, and learn from both good and bad experiences of the event hosts.

YOEH flier

Need more help to plan your own home eco makeover? Book on aFREE follow-up Future-proof Your Home workshop on Saturday 11th June which will show you how to reduce the energy needs of your home and improve its resilience through emergency planning. This event is part of the York Festival of Ideas.

Both listed events are organised by St Nicks – York’s centre for nature and green living, and kindly funded by Efficiency North’s EN:Able Community Investment Fund

Free entry. For more information & all the listings go tohttp://york.greenopenhomes.net or call 01904 411821. #YOEH2016

St Nicks LogoSt Nicks (registered as Friends of St Nicholas Fields, charity no.1153739)
St Nicks Environment Centre, Rawdon Ave., York YO10 3ST
t: 01904 411821 * w: www.stnicks.org.uk

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One Planet York

Posted on 11/05/2016 by John Gray

Planet South Bank is supporting the launch of OnePlanetYork, a vibrant local partnership working the vision of a more sustainable, resilient and collaborative ‘One Planet’ city.

Celebrating OnePlanetYork, 2016

Here we are with the world!, celebrating the launch in the community garden next to St Clements Church.

OnePlanetYork formally launches on 15 June – information here.

These are OnePlanetYork’s core principles for creating a truly sustainable city; and there’s a facebook page too with more details about what’s on.

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Bee theme for gardening at The Nose this Sunday

Posted on 06/05/2016 by John Gray

Our fortnightly session at the community garden (The Nose), by St Clements Church on Scarcroft Road – Sunday 8 May, 2 – 3 pm.

Our theme this time is bee-ing welcoimng, so we’ll be attending to our bee-friendly border, planting for bees (and for humans – rhubarb and courgettes), and the usual housekeeping to keep the garden tidy.

Like to practise or improve your gardening skills? Come and join us! We’ll provide the tools, gloves, friendly company etc.

This Sunday, 2-3pm.

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One Planet York – photo op tomorrow

Posted on 13/04/2016 by John Gray
To help celebrate the launch of One Planet York, please come along to a very short photo opportunity at The Nose garden at St Clements Church, tomorrow Thursday 14 April at 5.45pm. There will be a big inflatable Earth to display!
Partners, families, friends are warmly invited too.
We’ll be able to tell you about Planet South Bank’s activities for the year ahead, and you can see how the Community garden is faring as the new growing season begins – the garden is open to everyone who wants to do some gardening or to improve their fruit and veg growing skills.
Thank you!, on behalf of Planet South Bank and One Planet York.
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Gardening gets going again in 2016 at The Nose

Posted on 12/04/2016 by John Gray

Next session Sunday 24 April, 2.30pm.

You might have already noticed the changes made after we got together on Sunday , working off Sunday lunch and getting the beds into shape for spring.

Come down, meet like-minded gardening folk, and burn off the Yorkshire puds with a little light digging or weeding! All welcome, green-fingered or gardening newbies. We’ll be back there again on Sunday 24 April to plant spuds and do fun potatoey things too!

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Learning from the floods

Posted on 05/04/2016 by John Gray

We’ve received notification of a York Council for Voluntary Services’ event this Friday.

On Friday April 8, at the Priory Street Centre, York CVS aims to bring together the voluntary sector and those who wish to discuss the lessons learnt from last year’s floods in York.

By sharing the sector’s experiences of how the reaction to the floods could have been improved, we aim to better plan for future emergencies in York. This event is free, and you can find more information and book tickets here.

 

For more information please contact:

Patrick Lee
Communications and Marketing Officer
York CVS
15 Priory Street
York
YO1 6ET
01904 621133, patrick.lee@yorkcvs.org.uk

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What to do with ‘waste’ food

Posted on 09/02/2016 by cathmortimer

Saw this recently:

http://cookingonabootstrap.com/2016/02/08/dont-throw-that-away-an-a-z-of-leftovers-tired-veg-etc-and-what-to-do-with-them/

and couldn’t believe the inventiveness! I had no idea about the lemons! I’ll definitely be trying that out..

Meanwhile, if any fruit/veg really have gone past human (or guinea pig) consumption, the compost heap will love you for it!

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