The beginning

Being quite keen to grow more of my own food, I've been searching for an allotment to compliment my small plot in my back garden. On Friday 30 June 2006 and after months of drawing blanks I've finally acquired an allotment, in a nearby village.
This site will hopefully record my journey on the way to being able to grow what I and my family want to eat.
I have been inspired over the last couple of years by River Cottage and more recently the Strawbridge family's attempt at being green. Including the idea of permaculture which is a new concept to me.

The plot on day one!

1 July 2006

There's an awful lot of work to do to clear this 60 feet by 30 feet plot. Unfortunately it's full of couch grass and bind weed.I've met the old farmer who used to grow wheat and barley, but it hasn't been ploughed for years. You can't see the furrows from the pictures but it makes walking across the plot a bit of a hazard.

A bit of raking, rotavating and lots of digging will have it levelled out in time.

4 July 2006-The plot after 3 days work.

After a lot of raking you can actually see the earth-yippee!