Growing Newsome at Stirley Farm – May to July 2012

With the growing season in full swing, we’re continuing our food growing get-togethers at  Stirley Farm, especially for residents of the Newsome Ward. These are informal practical sessions where local people can meet each other and learn something new at the same time. Please come along to join other local food growers who are learning [...]

Food and Flowers in the ‘Secret’ garden

Thursday 7th June 10am to 12 noon
 Hall Bower Chapel Garden One Friday morning in the Easter holidays, a group of budding gardeners came to the Chapel Garden to sow seeds in the veg patch and bee friendly flowers in the borders. The garden has been lovingly maintained by Malcolm Ford and Karina Hepworth, and [...]

Plant Swap and Salad Day – 19th May 2012

A day of events for growing and eating local food. Everyone welcome. Saturday 19th May 2012 Plant Swap and Salad Day 10am to 2pm Newsome Scout Hall Newsome Road HD4 6JJ  Plant Swap – 100s of plants for you to choose from: vegetables, salad, herbs, fruit and flowers. You’re very welcome to bring something along [...]

Growing here and there

Newsome’s roving food growers have got together for a mini exchange programme this week. On Saturday 17th March, we had our first ‘Growing Newsome at Stirley Farm’ session. It was a chance for local growers to meet up and have a relaxing couple of hours doing some planting at the farm. We also found time [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Vegetable planters for Newsome village

Growing Newsome are hoping to have some vegetable planters in Newsome village centre. The children from Hillside Primary would like to look after the plants, with help from Active Social Care. We’re looking for sources of funding to get the project started, and we’re talking to local businesses and others about where we might be [...]

Plant Swap – Saturday 21st May 2011

Growing Newsome Plant Swap Saturday 21st May, 10am to 12 noon at Newsome Scout Hall Newsome Road South HD4 6JJ (opposite St. John’s Avenue) Please come along to our Plant Swap to get together with other food growers, swap plants and seeds, get advice (or give advice) about growing your own food and find out [...]