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Buds Breaking on the Grafted Apple Trees
The buds are starting to break open on the trees grafted on our recent Apple Tree Grafting Workshop, as can be seen in the photo below. A satisfying sight! Buds starting to open on a recently grafted Bardsey apple tree
Apple Tree Grafting Workshop
Yesterday we ran our second Apple Tree Grafting Workshop. The day started off with Phil looking at the reasons we choose to graft apple trees onto different root stocks. He went on to look at the principles of grafting, including … Continue reading
Posted in Apple tree grafting, Permaculture
Tagged apple tree, grafting, Wales, welsh apple varieties, workshop
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Establishing Yellow Rattle, Rhinanthus minor
Spring is well underway, the grass is growing and the Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor is germinating in the hay meadows. It is also germinating in profusion in many of the areas that we mulched with grass and hay from Cae … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Hay, Land Management, Permaculture
Tagged establish, mulch, Rhinanthus minor, wild flower meadow, Yellow Rattle
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All Year Round – Spring Equinox / Easter
All Year Round met to celebrate Easter and the Spring Equinox, on Sunday 23rd March. After weaving pretty paper baskets we were off on a co-operative hunt to find the scattered pieces of a map which would show us the … Continue reading
Posted in All Year Round
Tagged All Year Round, easter, family celebration, spring equinox
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Making our own Laburnum fence posts
We are gradually working towards using hedges as the stock proof boundaries of the Trust’s fields, both through an ongoing programme of laying and restoring existing hedges and by planting new ones. While this work is in progress we need … Continue reading
Posted in Land Management, Permaculture
Tagged fence post, laburnum, make your own fence posts
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Shark’s Fin Melon Seeds 2014
Our Shark’s Fin Melon Cucurbita ficifolia seeds were very popular last year and we are pleased to be able to offer them again this year. The seeds we have are from Sheffield (our original source of seed) as we did … Continue reading
February Workday – Ram Pump Preperations
The February Workday was dedicated to carrying out some preparation work ahead of installation of a Ram Pump from a spring on the Trust land to pump water to the top of the farm. Ram pumps are ingenious devices that … Continue reading
Posted in Permaculture, Volunteer Workdays
Tagged ram pump, spring, using a bunyip, volunteer workday
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Sustainable Collection of Lichen for Dyeing Wool
All this wild weather has blown down a lot of branches and twigs around the Trust. It is an ill wind that blows no good they say, and on the advise of Susan Martin, we have been busy collecting any … Continue reading
Posted in Courses, Dyeing with Plants
Tagged course, Lichen, natural dye, Wales, wool, workshop
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All Year Round – Candlemas
Small Bees Wax Candles, with Moulds in the Background On Sunday 2nd February the All Year Round group gathered to celebrate Candlemas. We started the session making small beeswax candles, as can be seen in the pictures above. Molten beeswax … Continue reading
Posted in All Year Round
Tagged All Year Round, candlemas, Family, seasonal celebration
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