It’s been a while since we had our stall at Seedy Saturday in Glastonbury, so we almost forgot about this. Until this month’s Mendip Times was published. Seed swap in Glastonbury always feels like the start of spring and this year it was on the actual start of spring Imbolc! Read more…
The café in Watchet not the herb, although chives are nice as well. Not as nice as the lovely Nigel and Samantha who own and run Chives and have been selling our lovely “Seeds of Hope” Native English Wildflower Seeds. The proceeds of which are helping us to grow. We Read more…
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Lemon Balm is a herbaceous perennial from the mint family and can be a bit of a bully in the border. So siting will need careful consideration, can also be grown in containers. The flowers are attractive to bees hence the name Melissa which is Greek for honey bee. The Read more…
Our Kris popped in after our Glastonbury group today to present the lovely Darren with a certificate thanking the staff and customer for raising over £500 last year with our Seeds of Hope. We love Hundred Monkeys for a quick coffee and cake (gluten free) and the occasional feast, always Read more…
Our first session of 2020 in Cannington today and a great day spent planning our priorities for the year. Some great new ideas for the group and a few changes for our usual activities in the Community Orchard. Watch this space to see how we get on. In the meantime Read more…
It’s the start of a new calendar year and after the excesses of the festive season its traditional to promise yourself a new you. We all know that resolutions can be hard to stick with, especially during the cold and dark days of January. So how about doing something active Read more…
Today we thanked the folks at Monkton Elm garden centre for raising £1,070 to help us to grow this year by selling our Seeds of Hope. This is an amazing amount and helps us to continue helping people with mental health problems to change their lives through Recovery based horticultural Read more…
The fantastic folk at Sanders Garden centre near Brent Knoll in Smerset have been stocking our native English wildflower Seeds of Hope for some time now. This year they raised a fantastic £534 to help us to grow! Kris our co -founder presents a certificate thanking Sanders Garden centre to Read more…
It’s the time of year when nature slows down and rests. Which allows us some time to rest and enjoy the orchard. An open fire, good company, gentle yoga and fresh baked potatoes all make for a great Seed of Hope day in the orchard.