“Something I don’t get elsewhere in life” by Colin (Volunteer)
I first began working at St Ann’s Allotments in 2004 as part of a project within a hostel in Sneinton for homeless people. Long-term unemployed and with nothing to do, the allotments…
Gardening myths by Rob Wood (Trustee)
On one of the first occasions I met Charlie Wesson, STAA’s oldest trustee, I was carrying a bundle of the last of the rhubarb on my plot and he told me quite firmly “They say…
Garden with caution by Paul Freeborough (Volunteer)
After the frosts and dry cold winds of April let’s hope that we are into a normal May. That might enable us to seriously think about starting the barbecue season, which has been delayed by the chilly…
Fruit and frost by Paul Freeborough (Volunteer)
The frosts we have experienced during this month have been a concern, particularly for those of us with fruit trees. Hopefully, the blossom will survive long enough for the bees…
Sharing the fruits of our labour by Rob Wood (Trustee)
I’ve always thought that the private ownership of land was inimical. As Leon Rosselson’s song ‘The World Turned Upside Down’ has it: You poor take courage You rich take care This earth was made a…
Cowslips and Climate Change by Paul Freeborough (Volunteer)
Although we hear constant references to climate change, we don’t always see those changes around us. As a lad during the late 1950’s the cold war between Russia and the West was at its…
