The lovely low winter sun’s back, and our broad bean babies are just starting to open their leaves. The days are getting longer, and our plants are showing it! Our seeds are all ordered for the new season, and we’re already starting to ready our tables for our first batch Read more…
On a rainy January afternoon, we welcomed a small group into the orchard for our ‘Introduction to Apple Tree Pruning’ workshop. With a mix of theory, hands-on practice and expert guidance, participants learnt how winter pruning helps apple trees stay healthy and productive – and gained the confidence to put it into practice themselves.
It’s been a year of hard work, learning curves, community spirit, and growth – in more ways than one! Thanks to University of Sheffield Broadcast Journalism student, Trudie Wright, we’ve got this fantastic video that highlights our challenges and successes during that time. https://youtu.be/TD82Ok2eJ9c From bare beds to blossoming growth Read more…
On a snowy Sunday in January, we kicked off our first growing workshop at Norton Nurseries, learning the basics of no-dig gardening and getting hands-on building a bed for Spring.
Fresh pea shoots are almost ready to harvest! Grown from our saved Serpette de Guilloteau seed, these tender shoots are a delicious garnish and a perfect way to start the new year.
We’re approaching the depths of winter, and all the vegetables have slowed down, you might imagine that we’re not up to much at Norton Nursery, and you’d be wrong!
We had the pleasure of hosting 5 medical students from the University of Sheffield over the last few weeks – Martha, Ali, Alicia, Lucy, Katie. Below is their write up of their time with us, plus videos, images, and recipes they’ve learnt along the way… Our time at Food Works Read more…
Each of our hampers includes a delicious selection of goodies, including the Our Food Works cook book and our homemade green tomato chutney.
The constant rain and cold temperatures didn’t stop our volunteers putting their best foot forward at Nether Edge Farmers Market last week. We spoke to so many people about all the amazing work Food Works has been doing over the past 10 years, and even sold a few copies of our brand new cook book!
A recent survey found 66% of people prefer gifted experiences over physical presents. Great news for those who don’t want to spend all of December trawling the shops, and even better for friends and family who love to learn, connect and share good food. “I enjoyed everything about the pickling Read more…