A lovely heart shaped potato in time for Valentine’s Day!

We had a fab time running our Seed Swap at Potato Day last weekend. Thanks to everyone who took part, swapped seeds, or made a donation to Veg on the Edge.

We enjoyed meeting lots of different growers and hearing about your plans for this year – in particular the lovely Rebecca from Incredible Edible Aireborough who are doing great things to encourage community growing in Guiseley.

We hope to continue running our Seed Swap in the years to come, so if you have any feedback on how this can be improved do let us know. Some of you told us that it would be useful to highlight self-grown and organic seeds, and this is something we’ll look to incorporate into future events.

Finally thanks to Charlotte from Barnsley, who very kindly sent us some Inca Rainbow Corn seeds after the event, especially for planting in our South American bed down at Platform 1. We’ll keep you posted on their progress!

Thursday 22 March 2018, 7.30pm
Caroline Street Social Club, Saltaire, BD18 3JZ

What is permaculture? Enjoy this opportunity to find out about the ethics and principles of permaculture, and discover simple and innovative ways to live sustainably now and in the future.

Sandy James, Chair of the Permaculture Association, will give an illustrated talk on the key aspects of permaculture and an insight into the work of the Permaculture Association.
https://www.permaculture.org.uk/

Pippa Chapman, Horticultural Consultant, will introduce the work of the Aire Valley Permaculture Network and talk about her experience of applying permaculture principles in her Steeton based project.
https://www.thoseplantpeople.com/

Entry: By donation on the door, or £3 suggested donation in advance via Eventbrite (please note a booking fee will apply) https://introductiontopermaculturetalk.eventbrite.co.uk

Doors and bar from 7pm, talk 7.30pm to 8.30pm, followed by Q&A.

This event is presented in collaboration with Veg on the Edge, a group of local people working together to create opportunities for food growing in Saltaire, Shipley.