Flowers and plants are now getting a home. Made from recycled pallets and built from scratch by several young people.
Raised Beds
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… 
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… 
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 guild is where you underplant the tree with plants that nurture and benefit the tree… 
Habitats - When we build this site part of the aim is to create an environment for a variety of animals. Here are some examples of those habitats. Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels.com Contrasting hedges on the B3254 by David Smith is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 New… 
Beneficial Plants - Stinging nettles by Lis Burke is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 Lesser Celandine, Bishopstone by Maigheach-gheal is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 Primroses, Sloughan Glen by Kenneth Allen is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 Cow Parsley In Full Flower by Michael Trolove is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 Herb Robert… 
Trees - Grimston's Oak, Epping Forest by Roger Jones is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 A swing, beneath the ash tree by Adrian S Pye is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 Young Beech Leaves in Trent Park by Christine Matthews is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 Hawthorn Tree in marshy field… 
Animals - Dipping Pond or Boardwalk Pond by Given Up is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 Common frog, Bisley by Alan Hunt is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 A common toad at Crailing by Walter Baxter is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 Small Newt by Lis Burke is licensed under CC-BY-SA… 
Birds - A Common Blackbird eating an earthworm. From Prague, Czech Republic. by Bigul Malayi is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) juvenile by Christine Matthews is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) by David Lally is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 Jackdaw in Braidburn…
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