Our usual Tuesday session at the community garden turned into a bit of a rescue mission this week! When we arrived, we discovered a box of seedlings that we hadn't managed to plant the week before. Unfortunately, the box had been sitting in water, and most of the tomato seedlings hadn't survived. Thankfully, we were able to rescue the beetroot seedlings — and there were a lot of them! We also found some surviving tomato plants and cabbages that were still good to plant. So we got to work. We...

It was shaping up to be a beautiful sunny gardening day yesterday… until we actually got to the garden! The showers had arrived, but we weren't going to let a bit of rain get in the way. We powered through, got our hands dirty and managed to get plenty done. We were also joined by Jay, who came along for the session. He was great company, really interesting to chat with and very helpful around the garden. 🌽 Getting ready for the Three Sisters We started by having a look at our garden plan...

I headed down to the community garden yesterday for my usual Tuesday session. It was one of those beautiful winter days where the sun was out, the air was crisp, and everything just felt good. I spent the morning in the sunshine laying cardboard over weeds and planting seedlings. It was simple work, but satisfying in that quiet kind of way. There’s something grounding about working with your hands and being outside. No rushing. Just doing the next small thing. As I wandered around the garden,...