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Growing Newsome and Stirley Farm - A year in pictures 2015
- 2. January
- 3. January Let there be light... ...we take a new year tour of progress at Stirley Farm
- 5. January Local Food Stories day - Growing Newsome take time out to reflect on our journey so far
- 6. February – Still plenty of food in the garden for budding chefs!
- 7. February First calf of 2015 – ahhh!
- 9. February
- 10. February The Growing Newsome elves begin the mammoth task of packing up this year’s seed potato orders. More bags needed!
- 13. March The best presented potatoes you’ve ever seen?
- 14. March We received a comment card saying: “We loved Rachel’s craft activity” We did too :-)
- 15. March Huge thanks to everyone who helps to run Growing Newsome’s events
- 16. March Thank you to Cummins Turbo Technologies The cavalry arrive to create a level base at our community allotment
- 17. March Sowing the first ever seeds in the Stirley polytunnel!
- 19. March Every year there comes the day when we plant our first pea... ...nature’s best dibber is still going strong
- 20. Things are sprouting at the allotment... and there’s an alien in Carole’s back pack April
- 21. April The potting shed has landed....
- 22. April Helping Hands (and lots of them) spend a morning at the community allotment
- 23. April Mikron theatre company entertain us on the new Stirley patio!
- 24. Lovely start to our Sunday - a flying visit from Lisa May
- 25. Plenty of smiles from the kids in the kitchen and garden… May …but some are not so sure.
- 26. We made three-cornered garlic pesto. Fancy. May
- 27. Growing Newsome’s Big Plant Swap May
- 28. The smart swappers came armed with their own trugs May
- 29. Planting out sad looking sweetcorn, in hope... June
- 30. Planting isn’t easy on a slope, but we persevere June
- 31. Open Farm Sunday and Stirley is looking gorgeous for our 300 visitors ! June
- 33. After a very slow start – the growing season finally gets going, as proved by our brand new raisied bed! June
- 35. So many visitors to the farm that the lunch ran out, but Toby made us a lovely houmous sarnie. June
- 36. The CPRE worked hard at Honley Show to help protect our beautiful open space from development. June
- 37. Growing Newsome at Berry Brow Carnival June ...Y... M... C.... A
- 38. Here begins Growing Newsome’s surreal summer June
- 39. June
- 40. Meanwhile, we find the perfect seats for our shed... June
- 41. we make a start on the strawberries... and we put the kettle on June
- 42. Jean’s garden, full of special things June
- 43. Growing Newsome took part in the “This Changes Everything” film festival July
- 44. Our favourite example: “if you sell 500 cups of apple juice, you meet 500 people” July
- 45. The Stirley Bees have a ‘field day’ in the wildflower meadow July
- 46. We enjoy our summer fruits July
- 47. But we had to fetch reinforcements to pick all those strawberries July
- 48. “Look at those cabbages!” July
- 49. We get our community allotment ready for visitors July
- 50. “I name this garlic Antoine (or Jean Luc)” July
- 51. Us and our shed (and a nice chap off the telly) July
- 52. Simon Gregson brings the TV, radio and press to our community allotment, to celebrate Growing Newsome reaching the finals of the National Lottery Awards July
- 53. This is what they call VIP Location Catering... July ...but we call it serving soup in a mudbath
- 54. Nature tots get crafty… July ...and find out where eggs come from.
- 55. A beautiful stall at Play Day. August Fruity creations!
- 56. We’ve had such fun with those redcurrants this year August
- 57. No vampires allowed in the polytunnel August
- 58. Community Allotment open morning - with real sun! August
- 61. Welcome to our runner bean forrest September
- 62. Ian samples the first ever Stirley beef burger. September
- 63. Stirley Farm Food Festival October
- 64. Stirley Farm Food Festival September The star of the show – the smoothie bike!
- 65. Stirley Farm Food Festival September Ale, music and great company and nearly 1000 visitors!
- 66. Getting ready for our Autumn Gathering October
- 67. Growing Newsome Autumn Gathering October
- 69. Cummins put up a new polytunnel at the community allotment... October ...with some expert guidance from John
- 70. That sweetcorn turned out nice October
- 71. Plenty of foraging at Stirley! October Edible fungi – hmmmm…..
- 72. James from HarvestHud showed us how to take soft fruit cuttings November
- 73. Diane made one final batch of jam before hanging up the pan til next summer November
- 74. Working to save our Hedgehogs! November
- 75. We lit a small candle in the dark, for the climate... November ...part of the Low Carbon Kirklees event
- 76. Hall Bower Supper November A major cook-a-thon for Anne! And a rescue remedy kit for later on…
- 77. ...and packed up the last of our jam December
- 78. Another milestone for Stirley – the cows have finally come home! December
- 79. to growing friends old and new... see you in 2016