The
Aylestone Lane Community Allotment was created in March 2014, after
the TCV “Food Champions” project
came to an end. We are a bunch of enthusiastic volunteers that meet
regularly
on the site to plant seeds, have
meaningful conversations
about anything and everything, do a bit of digging and of course the
odd cup of tea and
always a biscuit!
Over
the past two yeas we have been developing the site and have created
three large plots for traditional crop rotation.
We
have produced a variety of different vegetables, fruits and salads
including different
coloured
tomato's, beans, beetroot and radishes.
The
picture on the right shows you a small
section
of the produce that we grow.
At
the end of each session we share out the produce.
It's always a pleasure to taste fresh food that has not been sprayed
with any nasty chemicals.
Poly
tunnel
Early
spring in 2014 we erected a large poly tunnel, which has helped us to
extend the growing season.
Square
Foot Garden
We
have planted square gardens, that can fit into the smallest garden,
this can help to provide food all though the year.
Sustainability
As
we value sustainability, we save as many seeds as possible and have
had quite a success with growing plants from seeds. We compost as
much as possible and are experimenting with a hot compost system.
This means that we do not take anything from the land.
Edible
Forest Garden
Our
lasted project is the “Edible Forest Garden”. Over the last year
we have been developing this project. We grafted heritage Leicester
apple trees last March and now they are planted in the garden and are
doing very well!
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