Dear friend, Well, what a fantastic October we had here at St Ann’s Allotments! We have had such an incredible harvest that we were able to offer four Play, Grow & Eat sessions over the half term. These sessions support our local families in St Ann’s by providing a safe space and a warm meal for…
Dear friend, The Autumn months are officially here! It is safe to say that this is my favourite season. Especially because of the way the deep green of the leaves turn into vibrant oranges, yellows and muted browns then fall from the trees to provide us with that crisp, rustling sound under foot. Last month…
Dear friend, We hope you had a wonderful Summer holiday. We’re already well into the Autumn spirit, with a bountiful harvest of fruit and veg (more on that at the end of this newsletter!) and the launch of our Autumn workshop programme 
Featuring practical events for gardeners and relaxing floristry and crafts. We hope that…
Dear friend, August 8-14th is National Allotments Week, with the theme this year being ‘Bugs, Bees and Brocolli’ – acknowledging the importance of gardening with nature in mind. If you have an allotment and would like to contribute to a citizen science project with Buglife, you can find surveys here for adults, and for children aged 2-12.August…
Dear friend, First of all, we’d like to give a warm welcome to all our new subscribers – there are now over 600 of you receiving our monthly newsletter! Thank you for your ongoing support and interest in STAA. We think this is probably a good time to ask you all what you think of…
Ingredients (* means it was sourced from the Nursery garden) 1 Onion 3 Garlic cloves Tomato puree Coconut milk Loofah* Fresh parsley* Seasoning Method Fry onion until soft, then add crushed garlic and chopped loofah, cook until soft. Add 1 tbsp tomato puree and continue to cook for a few minutes until fragrant. Add…