Pretty things corner
Is this giant clothes peg real? Does it matter? Twee is all I need sometimes. In the spirit of twee I’ve been making baskets out of some pretty old welsh maps that my housemates found through freecycle...
View ArticleNorthern Soul's School Days – part 3
Fun Facts: Bicycle Punctures: 5 regular punctures to date (4 go to Erin, 1 goes to Heni, both have purchased new tyres). 2 inexplicaple inner tube explosions (both on Schwalbe Marathon Plus...
View ArticleSally forth with seasonal feasts
This month, whilst the freshest, crunchiest, fruitiest, deliciousest, localest produce is in abundance, we challenge you to hold a seasonal feast. Find a friend with an allotment or a neighbour growing...
View ArticleThe Third Epic Tartan Trail Tour Journal
Why hello there, Tartan Followers We last left you as we made our journey towards the big bright lights of Edinburgh. Whatever happened we hear you ask?? We were welcomed immediately by Ali (an Otesha...
View ArticleDrunken Damsons
My garden is home to just a few fruit trees. One makes apples of a slightly-less-than-delicious variety (still great for Apfelmus though!). There’s a mini Golden Russet tree, which makes much more...
View ArticleBranch Out Blog: Rolling around in Tilth!
Branch Out participant Phil tells us all about their first week in the Gardens! Today was my first visit to the St Mary’s Secret Garden for Otesha’s Branch Out Programme. It is tucked away behind the...
View ArticleSpring Fever
Spring is upon us… finally! You may vaguely recall that for the first day of spring, which was the 20th March, there wasn’t much hope in the air. These past few weeks however, have put a ‘spring’ in...
View ArticleThe Veritable Veg Patch
Food. It’s what feeds us and keeps our body going. Over the years my concept of food production has changed. Let’s rewind to the beginning shall we? I came to the UK over five years ago and one of the...
View Article‘Eco’ Status Quo? Why We’re Growing Our Own Food
Our friends over at Ashoka have been supporting social entrepreneurs’ solutions to the toughest social and environmental challenges for the past 30 years. Here, they share a series of some of their...
View ArticleSingle Mother Walking the Talk… 2014’s Lessons
Happy New Year y’all! Before I joined Otesha in February 2014, I think the areas of my life that were environmentally conscious and active were because of: My financial situation and my ‘make do and...
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