We've just done our fourth session at Annie's Place, the centre where Derby Umbrella run their sessions for children and adults wth...

Over the past few weeks, we've been doing lots of jobs on the allotment. Despite the mud, rain, snow and ice, there's been plenty to do!...

If you had a real, cut Christmas tree, or you’ve been pruning a fir tree (but NOT leylandii or yew!!), then this is a lovely project to...

There’s been plenty of rain...so it was muddy and excitingly slippery in the woods! As well as a bit of teacake-toasting, we were making...

Despite our new camp being a quite sparse (the other camp is just far too muddy!), we are adapting well! And most importantly, the camp...

We’re really enjoying the autumn feel of the plot- lots of things to harvest still, and some lovely warm weather. But it’s definitely...

With the new term, we‘ve started our forest school for home educating families again- the perfect setting for socially distanced...

Like everyone nowadays, we’re try to be as flexible and creative as possible to make sure that our sessions can carry on. And although...

We are so glad that the allotment has plenty of space to work in! No one could have predicted that we’d now need space for social...

Today, it didn't rain on our lovely volunteers! During our last session, we all got extremely wet in the rain, so we were very happy to...

It feels like ages ago when our home education families were working so hard at the allotment and in the greenhouse, preparing the site,...

Dig out old clothes or fancy dress to make a very simple scarecrow who can end up wearing anything you like! This versatile scarecrow...

A beautiful day on the plot, so what better job than to...build the compost bays! These will be so useful - not only for our own green...

It was really sad last week when we found our biggest fruit tree had rot right the way through it’s trunk- it had to be fully removed...

We always wanted to work with volunteers from the community, and we are very lucky to have several already! Maddie is our newest recruit,...

And with the help of our brilliant new Duke of Edinburgh Award volunteer Maddie and old hand Xander we’re very nearly almost ready for...

This morning the water was (just about) under the ground instead of on top of it in large pools- meaning we were able to get loads done....

It’s been another busy volunteering Saturday: The second set of willows for the withy bed are potted up and awaiting their final home;...

But that doesn’t mean we can’t build bases for our sheds! Or at least make a good start on one base, as well as getting the rest of the...

We’ve just got a separating compost loo made of lovely birch ply with easy clean parts. It‘s a precision cut kit which was a delight for...