Our first Potato Day – 10 favourite things

1. All lined up It was hard work, but we had a lot of fun getting ready for our Seed Swap and Potato Day on Saturday 3rd March 2012. As with most things, we have learnt as we’ve gone along. When the doors opened, we had everything lined up and ready for action – potatoes, [...]

Plant a fruit tree in your garden for £5

  The 1,000 Trees Project is collaboration between Kirklees Streetscene Service (Parks and Landscapes) and Newsome Councilors, funded through the Area Committee. The object of the project is to plant 1000 fruit trees across the ward. These trees will bring many benefits to the area including improved landscape quality, improved diets and physical activity levels [...]

Stirley orchard planting – 3rd March 2012

Fruit Tree & Shrub Planting Stirley Community Farm Saturday 3rd March 10 am to 12 noon Help to create a forest garden and formal orchard at Stirley Farm by planting fruit trees and soft fruit. Learn about the exciting edible forest garden, blending food production with a sustainable growing technique which replicates a natural woodland. [...]

Hey Green orchard pruning – 14th February 2012

Learn how to prune fruit trees Hey Green community orchard Tuesday 14th February 10.30am to 12.30pm (drop in) Come and join us for an orchard tidy up at Hey Green. Stirley Farm staff and volunteers will be on hand to show you how to prune and mulch the apple trees. This is a free, drop in event. Gloves, [...]

Stirley Community Farm’s Orchard Takes Shape

The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Stirley Community Farm saw its first fruit tree planted this half term, with help from volunteers and visitors to the Half Term Family Fun Day. The ‘Czar’ plum tree, kindly donated by Totties Garden Centre, Holmfirth, was the first of many trees to be planted in the forest garden and training [...]

Fruit at Stirley Farm – 8th October 2011

The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust would like to invite you to the first of many Saturday morning events at Stirley Farm…. Soft Fruit Cuttings and Orchard Planning Stirley Community Farm Saturday 8th October from 10am to 12 noon It’s time to think about the fruit we will be growing at Stirley. We hope you will be [...]

Growing Newsome at Berry Brow Carnival

Berry Brow Carnival Saturday 6th August 2011 1pm to 5pm Berry Brow Recreation Ground We’re taking part in Berry Brow Carnival again this year. We’ll be bringing along some herb plants and salad pots, plus jam and chutney made from fruit grown in Newsome, and a few other home made goodies. Please come along to [...]

Help us to find some fruit

If you’ve been wondering what we’re going to do with all those jam jars that you’ve been kindly donating, it will probably come as no surprise to you that now we’re on the hunt for some fruit. We’re opening our ‘jam factory’ soon. It’s not really a factory of course, but we’re encouraging everyone to [...]

Apple grafting workshop in Fartown – 31st March 2010

Julian Faulkner from Kirklees Countryside Unit is running an apple grafting workshop on Wednesday 31st March 2010.