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Fennel and chard at the Edible Roundabout

Oct4 by Sandra

We collected fennel seeds and prepared the soil for winter planting on a great sunny day!

 

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Posted in Big Spaces Tagged Edible Roundabout

Cute insects at Daily Bread Space

Sep27 by Sandra

The more I spend time in our wonderful spaces, the more I find insects cute. And you?

 

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Posted in Big Spaces Tagged Daily Bread

September gardening

Sep13 by Sandra

There are still sunny days in September to enjoy gardening, harvest seeds for the next season and sow winter growing plants!

 

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Posted in Learning

1st fresh produce swap & share stall

Sep6 by Sandra

We had our first fresh produce swap and share stall at the Daily Bread Space. It went very well and we had the visit of so many great and positive people! The sun even appeared by the end 🙂

We will definately do another one in the future!

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Posted in News and Events, Swap and Share Stalls Tagged Daily Bread

New signs at Ashley Court Space

Aug23 by Sandra

We added signs at the Ashley Court Space…It is not possible to miss it now! The Tree Spinach is wonderful and the borage is attracting a lot of bees.

 

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Posted in Big Spaces Tagged Ashley Court

First red tomatoes at the Daily Bread Space

Aug22 by Sandra

It’s incredible how so many plants can grow wonderfully in such a small space:

 

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Posted in Big Spaces Tagged Daily Bread

Giant fennel at the Edible Roundabout

Aug2 by Sandra

Everything is growing so wonderfully at the Edible Roundabout. Herbs, salad, cabbage and a lot of flowers for bees and butterflies.

 

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Posted in Big Spaces Tagged Edible Roundabout

Close-up views of the Daily Bread Space

Aug2 by Sandra

Marco Ranieri, an artist taking part of the Cambridge Sustainability Residency, came to visit our Space and took wonderful close-up views! He nicely gave them to us 🙂

You can discover more about his work here.

 

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Posted in Big Spaces Tagged Daily Bread

Red currants harvest at Hanover Court Shade Space

Aug2 by Sandra

We came at this Space to discover that the red currants were ready to be harvested. We had a few ones but the bush is still full…please help yourself!

 

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Posted in Small Spaces Tagged Hanover Court

Overgrowing tomatoes, beans and sunflowers in the Daily Bread Space

Jul26 by Sandra

We added bamboo canes to support the overgrowing tomatoes, beans and sunflowers in the Daily Bread Space. It’s also so nice to see so many people very enthousiastic about this space!

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Posted in Big Spaces Tagged Daily Bread

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