season of plenty

i don't blog about the allotment much as i figure it won't be of much interest to most readers but following our first year last year we have got our act together a bit better. this is the season of plenty - this photo is one day's gleaning of around 15 different fruit and veg. we work the allotment as a group which makes it manageable with our friend lynda taking the lead.

for my own benefit (memory) i use my blog to record things so when i look back i have a record... so this year's efforts

strawberries | raspberries | blackberries | blackcurrants | rhubarb | plums | potatoes | onions | garlic | carrots | spinnach | beetroot | parsley | tomatoes | cucumber | courgette | basil | aubergine | dwarf beans | runner beans | mange tout peas | chilli | jalapeno pepper | pepper | sweetcorn... and yet to come... cabbage | parsnip (only one successful plant this year!) | swede | leeks | squash

we normally get an organic fruit and vegetable box delivered each week but at this time of year we don't have to bother...

Comments

[Carlo]

what an abundance!

think the allotment concept is a great way of demonstrating simple living and God's love for creation. my wife and I have mooted the idea ourselves but figured we would probably need some extra helpers to get it going....

we would certainly be interested in hearing how you've made it work and any lessons learnt from your side.

[steve]

have you seen the British movie Grow your own? I think there are stacks of linkages between emerging and missional and UK allotment gardens,

more here - http://www.emergentkiwi.org.nz/archives/grow_your_own.php

steve

[Mike R]

That's one way to avoid the hike in food prices!

[Jeremy]

Any time you want to write about the allotment is fine with me. I've been considering suggesting it as a group project for a house church that I'm part of, and I'd be interested to know how it works out.

[Carole]

Fantastic! You might just motivate me to actually start work on that overgrown patch at the back of our garden. I keep on starting with it but never get to finish...

[Jimmy]

Fantastic start!

So much more than a seasoned allotmenteer - must be drier than it has been in rainy Wales