As Spring arrives, splashes of colour can now be seen in the community garden as the beautiful Spring flowers begin to bloom. New seedlings have been sown and the vegetable patch has been prepared and potatoes already planted. So keep an eye out over the upcoming weeks as the garden springs into life. The post Spring brings colour!! first appeared on Clay Farm Community Garden ..read more

Despite the cold weather activity has continued in the Garden. Along with continued planting of the new hedging, work to install the new fence has begun. Now awaiting permission from Cadent to complete the sections over the gas main. Thank you to the volunteer(s) who have been hedge planting. Also thank you to the Council for facilitating the construction of the fence. Still to come the community table and seating – perhaps this will, after months (years) of delay, even arrive this year. We’ve been very happy to offer a warm space in our building to Trumpington Orchard volunteers – they too ..read more

On Sunday 15th January the Community Garden joined the Trumpington Community Orchard to celebrate Wassail – an ancient Anglo-Saxon tradition. People gathered at the Orchard to start where we all sung, danced, and toasted the orchard trees by hanging toast on the branches and pouring mulled apple juice over the foot of the trees to encourage a good healthy harvest for later in the year. Then everyone joined in the procession to the Community Garden where more singing and toasting took place around our orchard trees. This afternoon of celebration was brought to a close in a communal way, all co ..read more

Thank you to Ian from the Council Open Spaces team and his volunteers and all the local volunteers (11 in all) who braved a damp and windy Saturday morning to dig out the Prickly Oxtongue and other deep-rooted plants from the West lawn. Thank you also to those few individuals who have been working to complete the hedging over the last few weeks. Just a little more to do still! It is amazing what can be accomplished when everyone works together for even a short time – punctuated by coffee and chat! Anyone who can give just a little of their time to maintaining your lovely garden throughout the ..read more

2022 has been a year of growth for the community garden. From the new plants and veg sprouting up and blooming, to the big projects and the community events, there has been alot going on. A huge thank you to all the volunteers and others involved in making the garden a beautiful place for the community to come together and enjoy. Take a look, below, at some of the best moments from over the past year: January…Greenhouse, hub and raised beds completed. February…Vegetable patch completed with rabbit proof fencing. April…Garden parties begin for the duration of the Summer. May…The commu ..read more

On Saturday 3rd December Santa made a special visit to the community garden whilst touring around Trumpington and we put on a Christmas event. It was amazing to see the crowds of people, parents and children all mingling ready to meet santa and enjoying the delights we had on offer. From toasting marshmallows around the mini bonfire, to tucking into a Christmas roast (served by Rotisseroll), enjoying a cup of special homemade mulled wine or a nice cup of hot chocolate (served by Emma with her Beanissimo coffee trike), everyone had a treat they could enjoy. There was also the opportunity to ha ..read more

During the course of October we opened up to the public and the local community a challenge. Clay Farm Community Garden Photography Challenge October 2022 – What can you see in the community garden? It was great to see everyone getting in there and taking some wonderful pics. Here is a selection of some of the photos taken by different people. We are displaying more photos from the challenge in the window of the garden building over the next few weeks. You can also see the photos on our social media platforms… Instagram: https://instagram.com/clayfarmcommunitygarden?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Facebo ..read more

A big thank you to Waitrose who kindly donated the pumpkins for our Annual Pumpkin Carving Event. It was another great success for the kids (as well as for some big kids!) This year’s pumpkin carvers showed some ingenious and intricate carving skills even down to the fine detail in this mini pumpkin. We hope to grow more of our own pumpkins for the 2023 event – lots of seeds saved from the carving ready to be planted! The post Carving out a success first appeared on Clay Farm Community Garden ..read more

After a week spent weeding and spreading the first 17 bags of the (rather smelly) mulch and starting on the second delivery this morning a few volunteers have now almost finished covering the flower beds in the West garden. Next year the beds will be so much easier to weed and fill with beautiful flowers. Thank you everyone who has worked tirelessly all week to achieve this. The post It’s been a busy week in the Garden first appeared on Clay Farm Community Garden ..read more

Madingley Mulch, at the request of the Council, delivered 17 bags of spent mushroom compost on Friday. More is due to arrive soon! Made from a mix of composted straw and animal manure, this type of compost is good for improving the structure and aeration of heavy clay soil and boosting drainage – much needed to improve the poor quality soil in the West garden. During Saturday volunteers began to weed and spread compost on the West Garden At the end of the day only 5 of the first 17 bags remained On Sunday work was cancelled due to heavy rain, but will continue through the week – let us know ..read more