LOOK FORWARD TO WINTER WITH GROW NORTH!

17 September 2010

ALTHOUGH the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness is just getting into its stride, budding gardeners on the Black Isle are already turning their minds to winter and spring.

A dynamic programme of practical training days is helping to get growers off to a flying start in producing their own delicious, fresh food.

With this year’s harvest coming thick and fast, Transition Black Isle's grow-your-own project Grow North is shifting its focus to stockpiling food for winter and getting the ground into shape for the year ahead.

Places are available on forthcoming sessions, which will cover preserving your produce, fruit in the garden and preparing the garden for winter.

Project co-ordinator Sheila Wickens said that as well as picking up tips and a host of gardening skills, participants were really enjoying the social aspects of learning together outdoors.

“The project has been going well and has attracted both new growers and those with some prior experience. We’ve worked to make the programme flexible and incorporate partipant’s suggestions; one of these will be to have a shared meal where people bring along a dish they have made with their own garden produce.”

Sheila, who has been growing her own fruit and vegetables for nearly ten years, added: “It is easy at this time of year to sit back and enjoy your garden's harvest, but there is still plenty to do, to ensure that you can be enjoying garden produce throughout the winter and early spring.”

Grow North combines guest speakers, practical sessions, and garden visits and participants can take home seedlings and young plants to grow on at home.

To find out more and book your place on future sessions contact Sheila Wickens on 01463 870223 or e-mail grownorth@transitionblackisle.org