April 2024 – Page 2 – Meadow Orchard Project

Capital Growth

#GoodtoGrow2024 Meadow Orchard Project is a member of the London Capital Growth network, we are also registered for the Good to Grow campaign 2024. Sustain, the organisation that runs Capital Growth has a network of all of the member gardens, the Good to Grow Network. Good to Grow (the new name for the Big Dig)Continue reading “Capital Growth”

Garden Plans

Current Plans We are currently redeveloping the food growing area of raised beds around the polytunnel. The site has looked a little like a construction site over the winter as our volunteers carried out this heavy work, preparing new scaffold board raised beds and installing hugelbeds. Former usageThe history of the site is quite variedContinue reading “Garden Plans”

Biochar @MOP

Biochar is a valuable soil additive, made from woody timber waste or other bio-waste material. Hardwood or softwood waste can be used, based on local availability. Often waste materials from crops can be used if those are readily available. At Meadow Orchard we use kiln-dried softwoods and hardwoods from a local woodworking shop. This isContinue reading “Biochar @MOP”

Get Composting

We use organic matter from a number of local waste streams to produce compost and mulch for our food growing ‘Kitchen Garden’ and Orchard. We have offered to compost the spent brewery grain, hops and yeast from the nearby Muswell Hillbillies brewery, waste micro greens substrate from Tasty Micros, arborists woodchip from Forbes Tree Surgeons,Continue reading “Get Composting”

Site Leaders Wanted

Our Site can only open, thanks to our dedicated team of hardworking Site Leaders. Present on Saturdays our Site Leaders open and secure the site, welcome visitors and help to co-ordinate some of the volunteering activities. Being a Site Leader requires a certain level of commitment, as far as being available to volunteer on aContinue reading “Site Leaders Wanted”