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  Summer is here!!! Well It was, then it wasn't, then it was again; all very confusing but fingers are still crossed that mother nature will provide us with a nice warm season this year. The community garden has definitely come on with some of the warmer weather and the veg beds are filling up. It has been an interesting process to watch the garden change colour throughout the seasons and now it has become a green sea of both crops and plants of a less deliberate nature. But non the less the garden is a hive of activity especially that of bees around the flowering Comfrey patch and the beautiful crimson flowered Broad Beans. 

Sunday workdays have been continuing as usual, (1-4pm) and we have now been welcoming volunteers on Thursday evenings too (6.30-8.30pm), to help at this busy time of year, maintaining the garden, tending the crops and of course harvesting. Any produce from the garden goes to those who have come to help out so what better incentive to come and join in than some fresh tasty vegetables to enjoy when you get home. We have already had a bumper harvest of salads and in the coming months we can look forward to our main summer crops of peas, broad beans, French beans carrots, courgettes and more. So if you're interested to get stuck in growing fresh food or just would like to come and see what's going on please join us on Thursdays or Sundays and see what you come home with! Also, look out for our Summer open day and barbeque so that everyone can come and  have a taste!