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Friday June 25, 2010 UpdateTraining courses: 'All growers should be seed-savers' - find out why at our course on 24 July, full details and booking now open here . Or grab a spot on other courses that are booking fast: the essential Dealing with Pests and Diseases Organically or the delicious Preserves, Pickles and Chutneys. Sussex Eco Awards: Thanks to those who nominated us for an award! Entries for the competition have just closed, but please do leave a comment on our nomination page and tell the judges why you think Harvest should win... New farm shop: Spotted on Church Road in Hove, just before Sackville Road! Grasmere Farm Shop is due to open on Friday 2 July - if you stop by to check it out, let us know what you reckon... Exotic plants: Ever grown 'orach' or 'tomatillos'? Find out more and check out the latest additions to our garden in Preston Park at the blog: www.harvest-bh.org.uk/blogs. Sad news: Lewes Road Community Garden is vacating their site this weekend due to legal action - but the campaign to stop Tesco continues. June growing & eating tips In the kitchen... There'll be more early pickings of broad beans, peas, rhubarb, strawberries, salads and new potatoes around now! We've added a recipe for elderflower cordial to our recipe database or why not learn how to save money and waste less with top tips and recipes at: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/lovefoodhatewaste. In the garden... Don't forget to water during this dry weather, and harvest over-wintered garlic when half the leaves are brown. You could also be picking the crops listed above, or still sowing fennel, carrots, salads, radishes and spinach. We've also heard about another organic anti-slug treatment, let us know if you've tried Sluggone and whether you rate it over beer traps, copper, coffee grounds and the like! More June and July gardening tips. Funding & Project Support Local Food Week: We'd love to see other groups organise events during Local Food Week this 20-26 September as part of the Food Festival. So far we've got an Open Day at Weald Allotments, Moulescoomb Primary's Heritage Festival, plus cookery courses from the Community Chef. Harvest has organised our Grow It competition and there are also plans afoot for a talk and a picnic event too, more info coming soon. Let us know if you'd like to get involved or organise your own event. Funding deadlines: 2 July for this round of Brighton & Hove City Council Sustainability Grants and 16 July for the Learning Outside the Classroom Award for any groups working with schools. Enjoy the sun this weekend! - The Harvest Team
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| To find out more and keep in touch with Harvest, you can find us at www.harvest-bh.org.uk or become a fan of Harvest on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or see what we've been up to on Flickr. Harvest is a city-wide project, delivered by a wide range of partners and led by Brighton & Hove Food Partnership and Food Matters. The Food Partnership is a membership organisation, and membership is free to anyone who lives or works in Brighton & Hove. For benefits of membership and to join go to: www.bhfood.org.uk |