Give and Grow Archive

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    Preparing the Garden for Winter and the Plant Medicine Bed

    On Sunday October 30th a small, resilient band of us turned up brandishing our forks and rakes to prepare the library garden beds for their winter rest. The weather was greyer and far less balmy than at our produce swap at the beginning of the month, but Richard,...

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    Library Community Garden Workday – Sunday 30th October, 11am-1pm

    To all those who enjoy getting your hands dirty. The Library Courtyard Garden has been full of flowers, bees and fruit this year, so much so that it needs a little tidying up. If anyone has the time and some spare compost and pots, we...

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    Autumn Produce Swap at the Library Garden

    It was the hottest October weekend on record, and it certainly didn’t feel like Autumn in the library garden on Sunday morning (Oct 2) at Sustainable Bungay’s produce swap. Here was truly an abundance of fruit, vegetables, plants and seeds all from people’s gardens and...

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    Plant Exchange is Permanent

    Our second Give and Grow Plant Swap took place on Sunday May 1st in the Library Courtyard. There was a splendid array of plants brought in – everything from an olive tree down to a packet of seeds to a pile of jerusalem artichokes. A...

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    Give and Grow, Sunday 1st May 11am-1pm

    Following last years successful event we are holding another plant swap in the library courtyard over the bank-holiday weekend. Bring along your surplus seed, seedlings or plants**  for others to take, and pick up something you fancy at the same time! There will be a...

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    Give and Grow

    Last Sunday (2nd May) we held our Give and Grow seedling and plant swap in Bungay library courtyard . The place was transformed inside and out with a constant lively buzz as people gathered, swapped plants and talked about everything from beekeeping to heritage bean...

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    Give and Grow: 2nd May 2010

    Today I’m (re)visiting Sustainable Bungay’s Give and Grow seedling and plant swap which we held in Bungay library courtyard last Sunday. The place was transformed inside and out with a constant lively buzz as people gathered, swapped plants and talked about everything from beekeeping to...

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