Sunday 29 September, Open Day at Hawkwood Nursery
10-12.30 Seasonal Blitz morning: Our weekend volunteering opportunity, join us at 9.45 for a 10am start. Lunch is provided for those doing the full morning shift. This month the focus is on preparing for winter.
12-3 Coffee, cake and delicious locally grown lunch. Plus our farm stall, apple press and a plant sale – buy seedlings now to grow your own salads and leafy greens through winter.
1.30-3.30pm BeeWild Family drop-in crafting: craft activity focused on the pollinator plants loved by bees and butterflies, plus banner making for the upcoming Good Food March.
2-3pm Chilli workshop: Join Ru and friends for our annual story telling, cultivation sharing, all-glowing workshop, an introduction to the now over 50 varieties of chillies that are grown at Hawkwood (see details here). All welcome to bring your own varieties with their stories too.
3pm Site tour: Learn about the site’s design, growing stories, and the importance of the pollinators we share this place with.
Directions to Hawkwood Nursery including bus, rail and river-cycle routes and the way through the woods are here. Parking is available at the site but space is limited so please come by other means if possible.
