Big Plant Swap – Saturday 20th May 2017

Big Plant Swap

Saturday 20th May 2017
10am to 1pm

Free admission – all weclome

Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South, Huddersfield HD4 6JJ

Take your pick from hundreds of plants – great for growers, super for sharers.

You can choose from:

Vegetables
Salads
Herbs
Fruit
Wildlife-friendly flowers

You’re very welcome to bring along plants, seedlings, cuttings or seeds to swap – but you don’t need to bring something to be able to take something (you can make a donation to Growing Newsome in exchange for your plants).

 

Lots more to enjoy…

Seed Swap – lots of vegetable seeds to swap or buy.

Children’s craft activities.

Local produce on sale.

Plant some seeds to grow on your windowsill.

Reading Circle book stall with all sorts of books.

Tea, coffee and home made cakes.

Information about growing and sharing food in Newsome.

Find out about other local projects and events.

Local food lunch:
served 12 noon to 1pm

Enjoy a healthy lunch at Newsome Scout Hall – with recipes for you to take home. We’ll be serving a selection of tasty salads (including warm salads) from our Spring salad bar, plus a fruit pudding.

We ask for a small donation to cover the costs of making your lunch.

Print our poster for your venue – or share with a friend:

Big Plant Swap poster 2017 (PDF)

What happens at the Plant Swap?
Here’s a short film about Growing Newsome’s Plant Swap, made by Alistair I Macdonald at Curlew Films for Plant it Grow it Eat it.

You can see more food growing films on the Food Kirklees web site:
10 short films about food growing in Kirklees

Big Plant Swap – Saturday 21st May 2016

Big Plant Swap

Saturday 21st May 2016
10am to 1pm

Free admission – all weclome

Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South, Huddersfield HD4 6JJ

Take your pick from hundreds of plants – great for growers, super for sharers.

You can choose from:

Vegetables
Salads
Herbs
Fruit
Wildlife-friendly flowers

You’re very welcome to bring along plants, seedlings, cuttings or seeds to swap – but you don’t need to bring something to be able to take something (you can make a donation to Growing Newsome in exchange for your plants).

 

Lots more to enjoy…

Seed Swap – lots of vegetable seeds to swap or buy.

Children’s activities – crafts and seed planting.

Compost Special – come and find out all about home composting.

Local produce on sale.

Plant some seeds to grow on your windowsill.

Reading Circle book stall with all sorts of books.

Good quality enviromesh on sale to protect your plants.

Tea, coffee and home made cakes.

Tool amnesty – share any unwanted garden tools that you have.

Information about growing and sharing food in Newsome.

Local food lunch:
served 12 noon to 1pm

Enjoy a healthy lunch at Newsome Scout Hall – with recipes for you to take home. We’ll be serving a selection of tasty salads (including warm salads) from our Spring salad bar, plus a fruit pudding.

We ask for a small donation to cover the costs of making your lunch.

Print our poster for your venue – or share with a friend:

Big Plant Swap poster 2016 (PDF)

What happens at the Plant Swap?
Here’s a short film about Growing Newsome’s Plant Swap, made by Alistair I Macdonald at Curlew Films for Plant it Grow it Eat it.

You can see more food growing films on the Food Kirklees web site:
10 short films about food growing in Kirklees

Summer treats stall at Berry Brow carnival – 22nd June 2013

Berry Brow Carnival
Saturday 22nd June from 1pm
Berry Brow Recreation Ground
off Ladyhouse Lane, Berry Brow

Come and visit our stall at the annual Berry Brow Carnival – hopefully returning to the field this time after last year’s deluge.

We’ll be celebrating Midsummer with some home grown treats for you to taste and recipes to take away.

Try your hand at assembling a tasty salad wrap. Have a look at Kim’s video from last year’s carnival if you’d like some tips:

How to make a tasty salad wrap

You can plant some salads and herbs on the day to take home and grow on your windowsill, ready for your summer salads and snacks.

We’ll also have some plants for you to choose from and anything else that we can rustle up in the meantime.

Also look out for the Reading Circle stall next door and lots of activities and other stalls around the field. We hope to see you there.

How to make a tasty salad wrap

Kim Warren from Stirley Community Farm demonstrates how to make a salad wrap –
a lovely summer treat, especially if you use some of your home grown salads.
Video made at Berry Brow Carnival 2012.

Plant Swap and Salad Day – Saturday 18th May 2013

A day of activities for growing and eating local food. Everyone welcome.

Plant Swap and Salad Day
Saturday 18th May 2013
10am to 1pm

Newsome Scout Hall
Newsome Road South
Huddersfield 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 to swap, or you can choose some plants in exchange for a donation.

Seed Swap – lots of vegetable seeds to swap or buy.

Windowsill herbs and salads – plant some seeds to grow on your windowsill.

BeeWise with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust – learn all about bees and find out how to grow bee-friendly plants. Includes bee-friendly seedballs and kids’ activities.

Local produce on sale.

Reading Circle book stall with all sorts of books.

Tea, coffee and home made cakes.

Plant pot amnesty – please bring along your spare pots (small sizes especially).

Tool amnesty – share any unwanted garden tools that you have.

Newsome Ward Community Survey results – find out what people think about living here and see how you can get involved in sharing your skills.

Local food lunch:
served from 12 noon to 1pm

Enjoy a healthy lunch at Newsome Scout Hall – with recipes for you to take home. We’ll be serving a selection of tasty salads (including warm salads) from our Spring salad bar.


Event leaflet

Plant Swap and Salad Day leaflet 2013 (pdf)

Winter Salad Masterclass – 4th August 2012

Saturday 4th August
10am to 12 noon
Stirley Farm

You might be enjoying the sunshine (at last), but now is the time to think about what you’ll be eating in the winter.

Come and learn all about delicious and exotic salad crops which will withstand the winter cold.

Booking is essential (there are 20 places for this event).

Please phone 01904 659570.

Organised by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

Growing Newsome at Berry Brow Carnival 2012

Update (22nd June): Join us for an indoor Berry Brow Carnival this year at Newsome South Methodist Church, Birch Road, Berry Brow. The weather has not been kind, but rain has NOT stopped play. Please come along and show your support for this enduring community event. We really hope that we didn’t jinx things with our choice of picture…

We’re hoping for a dry day for this year’s Berry Brow Carnival, but it’s always fun (whatever the weather). Please come along and support this local event.

This year’s Carnival is:

Saturday 23rd June from 1pm

Berry Brow Recreation Ground

Newsome South Methodist Church

Growing Newsome and Stirley Farm are running a joint stall this year. We’ll have planting activities, crafts, plants and some fresh food for you to try. We’ll also have some local homemade produce on sale – come along to see what we’ve cooked up.

Also look out for the Reading Circle book stall just next door.