Author Archives: Michelle

All Year Round – Summer Solstice

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Flowery Spring Salad

Spring salad from the garden at Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust This picture shows freshly harvested spring salad from the garden at the Trust. It contains several varieties of lettuce, red veined sorrel, baby chard leaves and endive, which can just … Continue reading

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Introductory Scythe Course, 25th May 2013

Learning to sharpen the scythe on the Introductory Scythe Course, May 2012 We still have a couple of places left on our Introductory Scythe Course on May 25th. An Introductory course is a great place to start using a scythe, … Continue reading

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Volunteer Workday – Sunday 12th May

The next Volunteer Workday at the Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust will be on Sunday 12th May. We will be doing some agro-forestry work in a group of trees in the North- East corner of our allotment field. The group will … Continue reading

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All Year Round – Beltane

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Shark’s Fin Melon Seeds

After I posted about the Shark’s Fin Melon seeds that we would be taking to a seed swap in Drefach Felindre we have had several enquiries about the availability of the seed. We still have some seed available which we … Continue reading

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Apple Tree Grafting at the Trust

Working on the next graft, finished graft in the foreground The sun was shining for our Apple Tree Grafting Workshop today and by the afternoon it was even fairly warm! Preparing the scion for grafting, the rootstock has already been … Continue reading

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Shark’s Fin Melon at the Seed Swap

Seeds of Cucurbita Ficifolia “Shark’s Fin Melon”

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All Year Round

A new group is starting at the Trust called All Year Round. We will be holding gatherings for families to celebrate the seasonal festivals. Events will include crafts, outdoor activities, songs and stories. See below for information about the first … Continue reading

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Apple Tree Grafting Workshop

Learn a simple method to graft your own apple trees with Philip Batten at the Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust. Grafting your own trees allows you to produce fruit trees cheaply, or from rare or unusual stock. This hands on workshop … Continue reading

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