tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post3851096631566793410..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Glasgow HarvestCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-27648507082560257012010-08-07T18:51:44.363+01:002010-08-07T18:51:44.363+01:00Glenna - allotment sites are sites where several p...Glenna - allotment sites are sites where several people have patches of gardens - each patch is an allotment, the allotment community is the group of people who garden at the same allotment site.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-91027559126869908702010-08-03T14:31:37.595+01:002010-08-03T14:31:37.595+01:00this sounds like a wonderful gathering. jams, vege...this sounds like a wonderful gathering. jams, vegetables and decorated containers all part of a great event. we have farmer's markets around here and i've heard they're nice. i've not made it to one yet, sigh... hope all is well.Naquillityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784964201596357136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-8404353848945133142010-08-03T13:40:29.659+01:002010-08-03T13:40:29.659+01:00Oh this sounds like fun! I'm visualizing all ...Oh this sounds like fun! I'm visualizing all the jars/pots of jam lined up...Deb Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729615248033326334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-25804908114684612172010-08-03T04:06:06.159+01:002010-08-03T04:06:06.159+01:00Oh - there was a local story today about some hay ...Oh - there was a local story today about some hay fields that were sprayed with an herbicide to manage some weeds. Cows ate the hay, and the manure was composted and spread on some organic crops and killed most of them :<(RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-21671906850434850672010-08-03T04:03:23.151+01:002010-08-03T04:03:23.151+01:00We live in a great spot with many "Farmers Ma...We live in a great spot with many "Farmers Markets", Community Gardens, allotments, small organic farms, buy local, etc etc ... amazing what people can grow and sell!<br /><br />I think it helps to have a core of people who want to do that and can publicize and organize. I think Detroit is doing a lot of this now ...RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-7993899931630763672010-08-03T03:08:51.296+01:002010-08-03T03:08:51.296+01:00What are allotment communities? It sounds wonderf...What are allotment communities? It sounds wonderful--we could learn some things around here--we have farmer's markets, but not nearly as much interest and participation as we should.Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331252407069170477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-63705458575159137842010-08-03T01:49:01.335+01:002010-08-03T01:49:01.335+01:00Oh, sounds really cool. Going to try and make it....Oh, sounds really cool. Going to try and make it.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-27001676719784099432010-08-03T01:38:02.348+01:002010-08-03T01:38:02.348+01:00At last! Something over my side for once! How can...At last! Something over my side for once! How can I find the gardens if they're hidden...?<br /><br />I'll follow the link.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-55671894138912718712010-08-02T23:46:43.745+01:002010-08-02T23:46:43.745+01:00That's pretty cool. We've seen a lot of f...That's pretty cool. We've seen a lot of farmer's markets spring up around here in the last couple of years, but I'm not aware of any events like you describe.Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-28065049962364154842010-08-02T22:07:31.341+01:002010-08-02T22:07:31.341+01:00Grow your own is really in vogue these days.Grow your own is really in vogue these days.Rosie Nixon Fluertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851979959739600135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-71329228384345286382010-08-02T21:30:24.147+01:002010-08-02T21:30:24.147+01:00There seems to be the same sort of thing going on ...There seems to be the same sort of thing going on here. I like the idea, don't you? Lots of people, Barbara Kingsolver, for one are writing about the movement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com