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Tag Archives: Old Sleningford Farm
Change and adventure
Some may see change as adventure. Perhaps adventure always includes an element of change. What would you say? Certainly, I feel I have just had a weekend which included adventure and change. The adventure came in the form of a … Continue reading
A walk along Ripon Canal
I was recently introduced to wetlands near Ripon, a small city in North Yorkshire. In spite of going to nearby Old Sleningford Farm for six years, I still don’t know the area terribly well, because we have largely driven to … Continue reading
Posted in Days out, Wildlife
Tagged canal walk, Old Sleningford Farm, Ripon City Wetlands
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Hackfall
I don’t always read my emails. There are so many that the majority reach the bin before they are opened. Then occasionally there is one which I’m glad I took the trouble to look at. One such the other day … Continue reading
Posted in Days out, forest garden
Tagged Hackfall, Old Sleningford Farm, strawberries, Woodland Trust
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Trying to stay sane
Over Christmas and New Year, my body behaved in a way I found disconcerting enough to propel me to the doctor’s. Already feeling anxious, I’ve now found myself cramming my time with activities to divert my thoughts but as I … Continue reading
A wreath for next Christmas
I’ve lost count of how many Wassails we’ve now done at Old Sleningford Farm but this one has to be the best I’ve attended. Perhaps this is in part because my daughter was an enthusiastic maker of headdresses, which was … Continue reading
Winter starts with white now
There seems to have been more frost this year than I remember for a long time. Thus, at the Old Sleningford Farm workday, I was glad for once to be wearing gloves when pruning the apple trees. Officially, it is … Continue reading
Posted in Days out, Permaculture, Wildlife
Tagged frost, honeybees, Old Sleningford Farm, rosehips
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Marjoram or oregano
On Sunday, one of our jobs at Old Sleningford Farm was clearing some of the raised beds for this year’s plants. It was then that Rachel, who runs the farm, offered me the following herb: It may be marjoram or … Continue reading
A forgotten pocket
Over the winter at Old Sleningford Farm, we cleared an area of dead vegetation. I asked if I could keep some of the seed heads for my garden and put them in my jacket pocket. Then I didn’t wear the … Continue reading
Posted in Pond and bog garden, soil management
Tagged biomass, Old Sleningford Farm, pond water, soil
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Seedballs in small spaces
Before setting off for the annual Wassail at Old Sleningford Farm, I managed a few minutes in my own garden. Not a particularly onerous task but one that gave me immense satisfaction. At the Permaculture Ambassadors’ Conference in Birmingham last … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Permaculture
Tagged Old Sleningford Farm, Permaculture Ambassadors, seedballs
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