St Brigid's Community Garden : Growing2gether
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St Brigid's Community Garden - please bear in mind that children will be shown posts Opening Hours
* Wednesday afternoons 2.20 – 3.30 p.m. ‘Young gardeners’
* Saturday afternoons 2.20 – 4 p.m. Open to all.
* Garden members are welcome any-time during the week after 2.20 to look after the allotments and animals. Just register with any of the garden team.
Basic poultry beginners classes held during the summer, please email for places. Cost €15.00 . Maximum 5 at any one session.
We would love any volunteers to come and have fun whilst doing a bit of gardening or looking after the animals!
Garden Team
* Caroline Jolley
* Andrew Dennison
* Karen D’Alton
* Jackie Armitage
We need volunteers to help to look after the animals in the summer months , carpenters, gardeners, leaders, landscapers and anyone who wants to relax and , enjoy watching the hens!
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facebook.comExpect lots of cute pics while the chicks are just balls of fluff . On another note , vegan article in Sunday papers discourages eating eggs . Our children that come to the garden are taught the difference between caged and free range birds . Our hens are spoilt rotten and we have no worries about taking their eggs .
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Chick now back where it should be , two others have hatched and others on the way .
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Dog found chick . Quick wash .
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Chick at home hatched , cat knocked over the incubator and the chick now on a hot water bottle on my lap . The dog is asleep on my legs . It's snowing outside and I'm pinned to the bed . Post sandwiches through the letterbox !!
The eggs are cheeping!
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Parsnip and carrot soup. Cooked rice ( I used leftovers from a curry). Chopped up parsnips and carrots, herbs, garlic and a little ginger. Boil the whole lot until the vegetables are soft. Blitz. Add fresh cream then season to tast.
Garden club February 2017
Getting ready for planting
Luckily we netted our chicken HQ months ago so our flock is protected from bird 'flu .
Photos from St Brigid's Community Garden : Growing2gether's post
Collecting seaweed for the garden, finding fish eggs and visiting Walter the grey seal . Nice way to spend an afternoon .
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Another poor photo . I 'candled' this egg today and the air pocket clearly showed on one end of the egg so it's fertile . 18 days old so incubator is now on lock down . Humidity up to high and a non slip surface put in . Hatching day Thursday . Broody hen on the other 6 eggs , she needs no help from anyone . Nature is wonderful . Young garden club starts this Wednesday and we have lots of jobs for them to do . Carding wool , chitting potatoes and getting the broody cool ready for the new chicks . Praying that the rain stops .
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Dreaful shot of a buzzard over the garden . It came quite low and was mobbed by crows . First time seeing one so close to the school .
Photos from St Brigid's Community Garden : Growing2gether's post
Adrian dropped in today with bat boxes and knocked up another raised bed . Louise and Luke cleaned the polytunnel plastic ready for Spring . Hose and a stiff yard brush works wonders . Thanks guys .
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