June Saturday 22nd Summer Solstice Event: tea, BBQ, camp
July Saturday 06th Monthly Meeting in Shed @ 11am
July Saturday 20th Orchard Day: see below for more details
Members General Monthly Meetings, First Saturday of the month at 11am in the Shed.
If you are not a member please phone 01392 660332 or 01392 274628 for membership details.
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If you are looking for Exeter Growers Co-operative you are in the right place!
Exeter Community Agriculture has become Exeter Growers Co-operative and we are in the process of updating this website.
In the meantime if you would like information about joining the Co-operative please phone 01392 660332 or 01392 274628
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March Saturday 2nd Growing meeting on the field @ 11am
Growing meetings first Saturday of the Month.
March Saturday 23rd Spring Launch for Exeter Growers Co-Operative
At our last Members meeting it was agreed that we would change our membership structure and our name from Exeter Community Agriculture to Exeter Growers Co-Operative. Come and join us on 23rd of March to work on the field, to celebrate the spring equinox and the launch of Exeter Growers. Bring a picnic lunch. Friends and family are welcome!
Now is the time for current members to think about our new structure and whether or not they wish to be full members or “friends”. Please give this some consideration.
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Special Members’ Meeting Thursday 24 January 7pm at the Real Food Store – Important changes, and decisions to be made to Membership structure.
ECA Wassailing on Saturday 26th Jan
Come and join us in the orchard on 26th Jan for some orchard work in the morning (11.00-1.00) and Wassailing in the afternoon at 2.00 (you can just come for the afternoon if you want!).
For those of us who do not know much about the old traditions of wassailing, Jo Cotter, from organicARTS West Town Farm, has kindly offered to assist us with some songs, mulled apple juice and banging on pots and pans to help our young trees to grow strong and bear lots of fruit in the coming year! If the weather is very bad we will have to cancel. Please keep an eye on your emails or call Lucy on 07948 399 872 if in doubt. Bring a picnic. Look forward to seeing you there!
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15 Sept Saturday Harvesting beetroot, beans, potatoes, onions and MORE
15 Sept, Saturday, 11am – 2pm Harvest Produce Swap Belmont Park
22 Sept, Saturday, 12am -3pm Open Day On the field
22 Sept, Saturday Harvesting/Laying Paths On the field
13 Oct, Saturday, in the pm/tbc AGM In our New Shed!!!!
Future events Pruning fruit trees In the orchard
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June 14th Thursday Food and Farming Talk. 7pm @ the Jury’s Inn. Poster
June 16th Saturday FCFCG Regional Gathering, For more info or a booking form please contact: info@guydoncaster.co.uk, free for FCFCG members, £5 non-members.
June 21st Thursday Summer Solstice Work and Play evening details to follow
July 07th Saturday First Potato Harvest and Tasting starting day
July 07th Saturday Beginners Scything Course
July 28th Saturday Members Meeting on the Field times tbc
July 28th Saturday} Haymaking by Hand,
July 29th Sunday } Information on scything courses
Aug date to be arranged Camping on our Field
Sept 1st Saturday HogCo Summer Conference, Info
Sept 22nd Saturday ECA Open Day, more info nearer the time
Oct 13th Saturday ECA AGM
If you are not yet a member and would like to join us on the field, please contact Margaret 01392 660332 for more information on events and membership. We warmly welcome new members.
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April Sat, 07th Scything workshop with Alastair ECA Scythe Courses & Events 2012
April Thurs, 12th Transition Exeter, Food, Farming and Land Use talks (see previous post below for details)
April Sat, 14th Spring Event: Make a Scarecrow. Bring a picnic, and eggs if you like! Scarecrow making, 11am, Lunch 1pm, followed by joyful field work! If you are not a member of ECA and would like to join us please contact Margaret on 01392 660332 for more information.
May Sat, 26th Nature Walkon our field with Nigel Pinhorn, 10am – 12am
Nigel is really enthusiastic and observant. It should be fascinating to see what wildlife he finds on our field. We are charging for this walk, merely to cover the cost of Nigel’s fees. It will be £3.50 per person.
If you are not yet a member and would like to join us on the field, please contact Margaret 01392 660332 for more information on events and membership. We warmly welcome new members.
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Growing Saturdays Dates
March 10th Bed preparation day
March 17th Potato planting day (St Patrick’s Day Picnic)
March 24th
March 31st Composting Demonstration by Patti
April 14th Spring Event ……… there will be chocolate, and more!
April 21st Onion Planting day
We are on the field every Saturday and Tuesday and there is always lots to do … look forward to seeing you there!
If you are not yet a member and would like to join us on the field, please contact Margaret 01392 660332 for more information and membership.
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A series of talks exploring land-use in Exeter’s surrounding countryside organised by the Food Group of Transition Exeter
Thursday 09 February at 7pm, Jury’s Inn, Western Way, Exeter “Traditional farming and land use around Exeter, including forestry”. Sir Harry Studholme (Perridge Estate, Longdown) and Melanie Squires (Regional Director, National Farmer’s Union) Thursday 08 March at 7pm, Jury’s Inn, Western Way, Exeter “Young farmers farming around Exeter” Russell Carrington (Transition Farms Herefordshire), Chris Berry (Kennford) and Sam Ursell (Just Us Organic, Tedburn St Mary) Thursday 12 April at 7pm, Jury’s Inn, Western Way Exeter “Small holders, fruit growers, allotment holders around Exeter” Jyoti Fernandez (Five Penny Farm and “The Land” magazine) and othersPosted in Uncategorized
This coming Saturday we will be lifting our first potatoes. Please come and help in this joyous occasion!!!! If possible, bring your own bags for produce.
Potatoes are late in being lifted as there was not enough labour to get the first earlies (Maris Bard) up at the end of June and then blight in July that caught both first and second earlies (Charlotte), meaning they have had to stay an extra two weeks under ground.
Harvesting: There is much on the field to harvest – broad beans, peas, chard, beet root, lettuce, etc … lovely flowers too,
and very soon … tomatoes from the poly tunnel.
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