Soya are looking good, edamame filling but long way off from picking.
To effectively harvest edamame the pods should be picked by hand and not by machine to avoid stems and leaves.Green soybeans in the pod are picked before they ripen in order to
prepare edamame. The ends of the pod may be cut before boiling or
steaming.
Then the pods are boiled in water, steamed or microwaved. The most
common preparation uses salt for taste. The salt may either be dissolved
in the boiling water before introducing the soybean pods, or it may be
added after the pods have been cooked. Fresh edamame should be blanched
first before being frozen
New beds for winter veg and green manures............. outside Emmas door
and a few sunflowers
Success. Finally found out we have some funds. Bit late for this autumn which is a real shame as we could have really got off the ground! Very sad for all involved.
Never mind, must move on from the let down and keep focused on the job in hand. After months of work and research into setting out a new structure without any funds to do anything I find my efforts in raising a few pounds were rewarded after all!
"Our allotments really exist and are available in the real and virtual worlds". One 6m² allotment - £125,
They are still 'at it', funny, that size is about the same as a grave, I wonder it they plan a woodland burial as an added extra for lifetime sales?
the idea says ..................
"Our
allotments really exist and are available in the real and virtual
worlds. You decide on your plot, what you would like to grow and we will
do all of the hard work for you."
Alas
the virtual and their 'real' world is a bit limited for a 'social' project. I guess you
could have rows of web cams installed on each plot so people can talk to
each other over the web...... oh, that is the web................................................
"Each plot consists of eight allotments measuring 3mX2m. Each allotment will give you 8 rows of vegetables.
"Please hover the mouse over the plot where you would like your allotment to be planted. There is no limit to the number of allotments that you can rent. "
What do I get when I purchase an allotment? We will provide you with an allotment for one year. During that year, we will:
♦ Prepare the land ♦ Install protective fencing ♦ Rotovate the soil ♦ Drill & Plant seeds ♦ Water & Weed ♦ Harvest when ready ♦ Upload photos to the online member' forum ♦ Deliver free to your door in the UK ♦ Offer an optional replant after harvest
Allotment Rental & Maintenance Prices Rental & Maintenance One 6m² allotment - £104.00 per year Eight 6m² allotments - £811.00 per year
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Just
now it's all go for the Southern Region CSA Hub Gathering at Tablehurst
Farm on Saturday, 19th October, from 11.30am to 4.30pm
This is a very exciting
time as the UK CSA movement takes wing with the creation of a national
network to support and promote projects and new initiatives. The Southern hub
gathering is a FREE EVENT similar to meetings held in other UK regions
and is open to all CSAs in the South of England; London's community
growing projects are also welcome to join us. There is a flyer about the CSA hub gathering which can be downloaded from https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4I_6cylrF4NT0luamItY18zam8/edit?usp=sharing (Copy & paste in web browser) Or, as you may havereached this blog via the flyer, there is also the programme for the day available as a download at https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4I_6cylrF4NNFg2b2VHM1cyZG8/edit?usp=sharing Please use the Eventbrite online booking form. You can access the webpage athttps://southerncsahub.eventbrite.co.uk/
Directions to Tablehurst Farm are on the webpage. Food can be purchased
at the farm cafe (£3.50) and a barbeque meal (£7.50), with vegeterian
options, is available too. Please contact the Organiser on the Eventbrite webpage with your food orders, thanks. There is more information on the CSA UK facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CSACommunityUK including a report on the recent Eastern Region CSA gathering at Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm. Hope to see many of you at Tablehurst Farm on the 19th October!
Twice lately I have had the best taste reward with just a simple soup.
At the end of August I again was asked by Young Lewisham to cook for them at the 'Dawn to Dusk' 24 hour enduro high in the Breacon Beacons. A ridiculous event for even more ridiculous off road riders and marshaled by a fine bunch of people from as far and wide as Brockley Rise and Perry Vale to the Yorkshire Moors.
Cooking is always tough and pleasing this diverse bunch is a balancing act not far removed from negotiating the wooded trails at 2am, though I don't get that muddy in the mess tent, at least not this year. Sunday is always a dinner of slow cooked beef and mash but for lunch I went for a straight forward, and I have to say, simple, Onion Soup. That is onions and not a lot else beyond water.
Funny how people raved about it, an onion soup? I heard several comments that shocked me into thinking that sometimes the simplest may be the best. I heard mention Welsh Onion Soup and french onion soup and even had a young guy eating seconds after insisting on chips (yeh right, try McDonalds 30 miles back off the mountain). I don't think he likened it to anything he had ever tasted before, welsh, french or Lewisham.
This so called recipe is for tonight's treat, Butternut soup. It is not really a recipe at all, it is far too simple in my book.
Take a squash, trim and dice, fry with loads of onions until soft with a touch of cracked pepper to taste. When done mix in some full cream milk and blend.
The taste was fantastic. The milk was Hinxden Dairy full milk, the best I have tasted for some time and bought from my local shop. The squash from Aldi, two extremes in source. The onions I grew myself at the Communigrow plot. Even better was the sourdough loaf from E5 Bakery that I bartered for half dozen eggs and a few onions at the Jubilee Primary schools farmer's market in Stoke Newington.
If you don't know E5 Bakery take a train to Dalston and nip in for a peek. Last time I was there was with two of my all time heroes of permaculture, Angus Soutar and George Sobol and as with all such meetings it ended with the world a much better place than it seems, which of course it is.
This seems to be one of the best systems, you join as a member, according to your veg needs or commitment, add in extras like fruit and eggs, and set up a monthly payment.
In this case the veg either gets delivered each week to their associate bike store in Norwich and is collected from there (central pick-up point) or collected from the farm itself. The 'share' is fixed in that you can't cancel.
The minimum is £18.50 a month which seems very reasonable to me. They also have a supporters membership at £2 a month for people who like the idea but not committed to the veg.
It seems a good model and is probably one of the best ways to ensure direct involvement in the farm and a commitment by the people involved.
I particularly like their returns to the members as they seem favourable and a good incentive to sign up. Their 'profit' seems to be returned direct to those that commit and get involved. The work demands are pretty minimal at 3x 3 hour shifts on the growing or picking in an entire year, or only about 10 minutes a week.
Joining Norwich FarmShare
isn’t just about buying vegetables. We’re a community of people from
Norwich and the surrounding area working together to think differently
about our food.
Being a member gets you more than your vegetables. We give you a say
in how your food is grown. You’ll be invited to our social events and
asked to join us for our workdays on the farm. You get to try the
delicious recipes we
find for you- and tell us about your favourites too. You can learn new
skills or get a chance to get your hands dirty if you don’t have space
to grow at home. If you’ve got children, you can teach them first-hand
where their food comes from.
Our delicious seasonal food is harvested each week at our farm at Postwick
The harvest is delivered on the day it’s picked to the FarmShare Food Hub at Bicycle Links in St Mary’s Works.
We offer three sizes of vegetable share, to suit any size of household.
Members come to the Food Hub to weigh out their weekly share, and
get the chance to meet other like-minded membes of the community for a
chat.
You can join at any time and leave at any time- but
our members who’ve been with us for more than a year tell us it’s really
special to see how the crops change over the course of a year, from the
glorious gluts of summer to the pinch of the hungry gap in April and
May. This means that you’ll get different amounts of different types of
veg all through the year – and we work carefully with other local
growers to make sure you’ll always have a good selection in your share.
Helping with the work
Our growers Mel and Christophe are supported by volunteers. There’s
always lots to do on the farm and we need plenty of willing hands.
As a community supported agriculture scheme we ask that, for each
vegetable share taken up, you also contribute nine hours of work
throughout the year. You can do your shifts either by helping out on
the farm Wednesday afternoons between 1pm and 4pm
(April-October), helping with the harvest Thursdays 10am-1pm (all year
round) or come to any of our work days throughout the year. If physical work on the farm is difficult for you, we can offer other opportunities; just let us know and we’ll see what we can sort out.
Membership
Our share members receive a weekly share of
vegetables from our farm at Postwick – and from local and organic
farmers during the winter and hungry gap; alongside all the other great
things that come with being a member of a community-owned farm. To join
us, please complete the form below. If you have any questions call us on
0845 6805721 or send us a message.
We also welcome supporter members, who can
participate in our social events and work days but don’t receive a
vegetable share. You can choose supporter membership on its own in the
options below.
Please note that share members must also be supporter members.
1. Begin a regular order or choose a trial
2. Select your membership type and share
Qty
Type
Price
Supporter membership (required)
£2.00 / month£1 concessions
Large veg share (weekly veg for 4-5 people)
£53.50 / month
Standard veg share (weekly veg for 2-3 people)
£37.00 / month
Small veg share (weekly veg for 1 person)
£18.50 / month
All shares must be collected weekly from our new
food hub at Bicycle Links, 18 St Mary's Works, Duke Street, Norwich NR3
1QA between 4.00 and 6.30pm every Thursday - see map and directions. Our prices allow for holidays and no refunds are given if
you are away - why not encourage a friend to pick up and enjoy your veg?
3. Add a FruitShare
Qty
Type
Price
Standard FruitShare (weekly fruit for 2 people)
£25.50 / month
We're currently offering a £6 per week share, other
sizes may be added according to demand. You can add a FruitShare at any
time.
Unlike our vegetable shares, where members pay 12 instalments for a
share in the annual harvest, the fruit works week by week: hence
calendar month payments of £25.50. If you leave before receiving fruit
for 51 weeks in any given membership year we will refund the small
surplus in your account.
For more information about the FruitShare, including where the fruit is from and how the scheme works, please see this post.
3. How about some eggs?
Qty
Type
Price
Large EggShare (a dozen eggs each week)
£10.83 / month
Standard EggShare (half-dozen eggs each week)
£5.63 / month
The eggs work out at £1.30 per half-dozen or £2.50 for a
dozen, if you're wondering. 52 calendar weeks divided into monthly
payments give the prices shown above.
The eggs are locally sourced, free-range and high-welfare.
4. Payment confirmation
We can only take payment by standing order. Please make sure your
payment gets to us by the 1st of the month. You can join at any time of
the month- we can invoice you for the extra weeks separately. I confirm that I will pay by standing order
Please see below for details of how to pay by standing order (we'll email these to you as well).
5. Helping with the work
As a community supported agriculture scheme we ask that, for each vegetable share taken up, you also contribute at least three 3-hour work shifts throughout the subscription year. I understand that I am strongly encouraged to contribute work shifts
(Supporter members are not required to contribute work shifts.)
