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Scarecrow and Harvest Festival

The Operation Farm Scarecrow and Harvest Festival will take place: Hyde Park, 11-3pm on 19th October 2014. A family fun day with a series of activities, music and a celebration of autumn produce. Address:… Continue reading →

Abundance Tameside – 2014

  ABUNDANCE TAMESIDE Social Scrumping for All!! Harvesting trips These start at 10am for about 2 hours and we always welcome new volunteers – phone/email or contact us through Facebook for more details: Saturday… Continue reading →

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Operation Farm Harvest Festival – Sunday 19th October 2014

The Scarecrow and Harvest Festival will take place in Hyde Park, 11-3pm on 19th October 2014. It will be a family fun day with a series of activities, music and a celebration of… Continue reading →

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Abundance Tameside – get picking!

Abundance Tameside is up and running for another year, there’s load of activities for those who want to scrump some fresh or for those who have harvest they want to juice or preserve.… Continue reading →

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Autumn Preserves course – 2014

Operation Farm are running a preserve course starting 11th September for 6 weeks on Thursdays 4.30-7.30 at People First’s new kitchen. The course is open to anyone; please share with your networks! Cost… Continue reading →

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Operation Farm at Mossley Horticulture Show 2014

The annual Horticultural Show at Mossley Community Centre2-5pm, 13th September 2014 The event, sponsored by Emmaus, promises to be a hit with green fingered people of all ages with fruit & vegetable, flower… Continue reading →

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Pruning in the sunshine!

11 keen fruit growers, including some Tameside Abundance volunteers had a really enjoyable morning on Sunday in Hyde Park Community Orchard learning about pruning fruit trees in summer. Following a demonstration of the… Continue reading →

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Book now for Summer Pruning Workshop, 31st August!

Bookings are now being taken for a workshop in Summer Pruning  Fruit Trees, at Hyde Park Community Orchard, Tameside, 31st August, 10.30am -1.30pm (It’s free but a returnable deposit of £10 is required… Continue reading →

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Operation Farmer is RHS Young School Gardener of the Year 2014!

Huge congratulations to Operation Farm volunteer George Hassall, eight years old, from Buckton Vale Primary School in Carrbrook, near Greater Manchester who has been named RHS Young School Gardener of the Year 2014. George,… Continue reading →

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All hands on dock!

Our community learners were hard at work this week keeping the weeds in check at the Operation Farm plot in Hyde Park Allotments. In our lesson on vegetable plant care, the fourth in… Continue reading →