My thoughts are that we could develop a plot, meet say Saturday mornings – late morning! And do the various things one does in a garden at particular points in the year.
While there would probably need to be a core group who would give it some sort of shape both in terms of design and in terms of logistics, it would be open to all as a place to share skills, knowledge, etc., By keeping it going throughout the year, it would be an opportunity for the novice gardeners among us to learn in a fun, hands on environment, what to plant when and how, and then hopefully go home and do it!
Or we could rove to each other's gardens?
It might also be interesting to do the above in the context of learning how much one would need to grow to be self-sufficient, and maybe where the most critical gaps are in terms of what we can't produce here.
Reasons to get this project off the ground
We could grow lots of Food!
It might help some people get started on their own gardens.
It would be a nice way to socialize!
We could bring instruments and sing songs!
We could bring flasks of tea! And chocolate bars
We could learn how to build a shed for when it rains! And to keep our tools in. Or put up a polytunnel.
It could be a lot of fun!
We could experiment - Anybody tried growing cocoa beans in Ireland – this will be very important in the future.
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For me to be involved in such a project, it would be important that it be a group-managed experience, i.e. non-hierarchical, decisions made by consensus, or some approximation thereof, etc.
If you're interested, please e-mail or phone me - 028 25867
If there are 4 or 5 or more people interested, I will set up a first meeting to discuss possibilities.
Thanks for your time in reading this,
Catherine Cunningham
