Blog Post
Down on the allotment.
- by andrew smart
- •
- 18 Jul, 2017
An introduction to growing our own vegetables.
A team of intrepid young gardeners popped over to the Hyperheritage community allotment to learn all about growing their own vegetables just as people would have done during WWII.
Tom Walsh of sustainable Merton was on hand to give an induction on the do's and dont's whilst there as we did not want any little accidents with the gardening tools!
We learnt lots about ground preparation, sowing seeds & harvesting and had a really enjoyable evening!
Tom Walsh of sustainable Merton was on hand to give an induction on the do's and dont's whilst there as we did not want any little accidents with the gardening tools!
We learnt lots about ground preparation, sowing seeds & harvesting and had a really enjoyable evening!
A PDF of the HyperHeritage book which can be viewed in full by clicking on the front cover.
With the help from a 1940s recipe book, the children of Wimbledon Woodcraft Folk got stuck in to make some delicious bakewell tarts!
