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Planting a Forest Garden at The Oak Tree

On Saturday a group of enthusiastic volunteers, including members of Transition Ipswich and the local SGI Buddhist Group, planted the first trees of The Oak Tree Forest Garden. It was a lovely day, and great fun thanks to the good humour and hard work of everyone involved. Thank you all!

The Oak Tree in the snow

This was just taken on my phone. It was cold today, but I managed to harvest nonetheless! And it was pretty :)

The Oak Tree Christmas Wreaths - £12 each

It is the first day of advent, and so I started making fully biodegradable wreaths from The Oak Tree today. The frame is made from biomass willow, the greenery and pinecones are all local (the oranges didn't come from Suffolk though ;) If you would like one please do get in touch, or come and buy one from the Ripple Food Coop

The Oak Tree Carbon Policy

I'm very fortunate to have the help of Steve Marsden from Carbon Step Change in setting up a policy for reducing carbon emissions at The Oak Tree. It might sound a bit over the top for one woman and a field to need an environmental policy, but as we set up more and more projects on the farm, including the Community Supported Agriculture Scheme and the Permaculture Forest Garden, it is good to keep an eye on one of the main aims of the farm, namely keeping carbon emissions low. Steve is pragmatic and ambitious which works really well!

Joanne on Ipswich Community Radio tomorrow

Joanne will be talking about The Oak Tree on Ipswich Community Radio tomorrow morning (Friday 12th November) from 8am on the breakfast show.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Question Answered

I've added a question and answer to the community supported agriculture (CSA) page for people who might like to "share a share" of vegetables. Please take a look at the CSA page for more information (it is near to the bottom, under the title "Can I 'share a share' with someone else?")