Fruit Tree Guild - One of the projects that we have completed in several different locations is a fruit tree guild. Often fruit trees are planed in orchards with grass underneath. Grass will compete with the trees for nutrients and will need additional nurturing requirements and produce less fruit. A… 
Fruit Tree Guilds Timing for the UK - I am hoping to start building a fruit tree guild with a local school. In order to do so we will need to make some decisions. When choosing the apple tree size is our first decision and with a large space we can choose any size.… 
Fowey River Academy Farm - The who, what, where, how, when Who Fowey River Academy is a secondary school based in Fowey and serving the surrounding area including Par, St Blazey and Lostwithiel. Cornwall is one of the 10 poorest regions in Europe with Par/St Blazey listed as the second poorest… 
Barn Build Starts - As part of the farm we will need someone dry and clean to store food and a locked area for tools. This is the build story. This view shows the barn set in the area that will become the farm. Stretching away in the distance is… 
The Roof is on - We needed outside help with this. Our health and safety policy prevents young people from climbing ladders. 
Blueberries, Shallots and Potatoes - Our first crop is being planted. Year 8 and 9 female students got their hands dirty and planted up our first crops. Swift Potatoes Swift potatoes are best known for their ability to produce the earliest crop of all potatoes. They make excellent new potatoes for… 
Cladding, Water Collecting and a Visitor - We had an exciting time today welcoming a visitor to the site. I think it is a common house spider but if anyone else knows, please give me a shout. We also continued cladding the shed and moved a bin into position. Once guttering is up… 
The Chickens are coming - Smiling Egg Chicken Coop and run We are building a much bigger run for the chickens. The small run will be used as a pen to move the chickens around the site. Chickens are useful in clearing and cleaning a site. No weeding needed! 
The Barn Build nears completion - Today we had delivered a whole load of plants from Bodmin Nursery. The plants will be the start of our orchard, rose garden and raised beds.
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