Make a Willow Plant Support
1.00 – 3.45pm, Thursday 16 June 2016 Learn to make a plant support for sweet peas or other climbing plants. No prior experience necessary! Free but places are limited – Booking essential! Email:… Continue reading
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The Operation Farm survey!
Operation Farm would like to expand and improve the events, training and volunteering opportunities we currently offer. This short survey will help us understand how our current users and members access our… Continue reading
We’ve been springing into action at the community plot!
We’ve been busy on the community allotment in Hyde park this spring, with digging, weeding, sowing and general tidying up as the growing season gets going. We now have a new path thanks… Continue reading
An Orchard for Mossley
Operation Farm and Green Fingered George helps to plant an Orchard for Mossley, funded by Diggin’ Tameside with help from Rob Muir, Abundance Tameside, Incredible Edible Mossley, First Mossley Scouts & Mossley Makes.… Continue reading
Tulip Sunday in Tameside!
In April, the Tulip Tribe managed to recruit some new members despite a very cold and soggy event at Stamford Park today… I hope everyone who braved it (get it??) enjoyed themselves.
Young Operation Farm Volunteer, George talks about why school gardening is so important
Young Operation Farm Volunteer, George talks about why school gardening is so important. Read more here: https://greenfingeredgeorge.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/georges-campaign-for-school-gardening/ As I hit over 500 followers in my first 6 months of blogging I want to… Continue reading
Check out Operation Farm volunteer, Joan’s post on Green Fingered George’s blog, all about her love of gardening!
Read the blog here: https://greenfingeredgeorge.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/guest-post-from-jolly-joan/ “I am looking forward to this year’s gardening; I really love this season, Spring, with its daffodils and bluebells.”
Cheeky Chicks Cafe
Easter Cafe at the Community Kitchen!
Community Allotment Winter/Spring update
We’ve been keeping on top of things at the Operation Farm allotment with great volunteers, who have come to autumn and winter sessions (in all weathers!) to tidy, compost, repair, and get things… Continue reading
Winter pruning at the allotment
Had a great day today, winter pruning the apple and pear trees in Hyde Park Orchard, organised with support from Urban Orchards Project. Thanks Dan and Nicola for expert direction and all who… Continue reading