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Comment by emily rose on October 5, 2010 at 18:56

Something that has really taken off in america and is starting to happen more here is community support agriculture. A group of urban people pay some money up front at the start of the year for the veg they will eat during the year and then get the boxes of veg as they are ready. It means the farmer has some security and cash to get the planting going and a guaranteed market. People can go and work on the farm and feel involved as they have essentially invested in it. It sounds like a great way of doing things. I know the soil ass is involved in helping set them up here. Maybe Stocks farm guy would be interested? I think he is the organic stall - I love the apples.

Comment by Molly Fletcher on October 5, 2010 at 13:46

Re the pear jam, Molly has asked me to post this as she's not well. She is beside herself with embarrassment that some people's jam, made in the jam workshop on Saturday, might not have set, She's asked me to post instruction to remedy. Put two small plates in the fridge. Boil the jam up again for ten minutes in a thick bottomed pan adding a table spoonful, per jar, of fresh squeezed lemon juice. You will know it's reached setting point when it congeals as shown at the workshop, on the cooled plate. Best of luck - Tom and Molly

Comment by David Young on October 3, 2010 at 21:29

Hi all, first thing to say is - top ceilidh for everyone who was there.

With regard to the conversation about box schemes that we had at the last meeting... On Sunday, recovering from my hang over, I found myself chatting with the Stocks Farm guy in Salusbury Farmers Market (the butcher in the wagon selling pork, poultry, lamb and beef - with apples as a side line). He's connected to his local Transition Group and was talking about putting in some poly tunnels and starting to grow vegetables on his farm. He's already got links with 'Capital Growth' and has had people from the Stoke Newington market go out to the farm to visit. I know that in France there are several schemes where local communities pair up with Farms to do box schemes and deal direct. On the Farmers side they have a reliable customer base (so they can invest with confidence) and the customers get good produce at competitive prices. He's a lovely bloke (I'm biased because he makes his own cider and so do I) but it's a conversation that might go somewhere. Box schemes per se might not be his thing, but he's open to ideas and totally gets the peak oil, low carbon, climate change arguments.

Comment by Ashley Kay on October 1, 2010 at 8:54

Thanks George, FiveWays sounds a good place to start, and 12-3 sounds alright too. And Mortimer Rd is now on the list. Thanks Petica.

Comment by Petica Watson on September 30, 2010 at 20:24

74, Mortimer road construction site disused, someone mentioned it, don't know if it's on the list already

Comment by George Latham on September 30, 2010 at 20:21

Ash - I'll put it up as an event on the site... How about starting from the FiveWays allotment site on Winchester avenue? that way people will have a frame of reference for what is possible when looking at new sites on the bike ride... I will make the event 12-3 (?!) on the site - let me know if that is ok. George

Comment by Ashley Kay on September 30, 2010 at 10:57

Sun 17th Oct was suggested for the bike ride at last night's meeting. So we'll go with this date if it suits most people. Can I suggest a 12noon start? Let me know. I will be plotting the sites on a map and coming up with a rough route. Any further suggestions for locations, or general suggestions for the ride itself (and where it should end up) would be welcomed. Ash

Comment by Rachel Radford on September 30, 2010 at 8:19

ditto Birgitta's comment! Please let me know details of the bike ride, I'm still keen to help.

Comment by emily rose on September 30, 2010 at 7:56

sorry to miss meeting last night. do let me know when bike ride is..........

Comment by Birgitta on September 30, 2010 at 7:31

I really wanted to come to the talk yesterday but didn't make it back from work in time. I'm interested in future community allotments and and I hope to be able to meet up with you all some other time. Birgitta

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