More Good News!

We are delighted to announce that we are able to continue our work with a small group young of people who have experienced mental distress and who will be supported by NStep. The proposed project is for a series for 6 wellbeing walks through a park, garden, growing space, heritage site or an area of a history rooted in a particular industry or craft. Each will be planned by the Project Coordinator and will incorporate a creative activity connecting walkers with the history/ landscape of the site. The project is called Branching Out - Exploring Parks and Gardens - Mindfulness, Walking, Wellbeing Project and has been funded by Northamptonshire Community Foundation from the Margaret Giffen Community Fund.

A Trip to Mini Meadows!

During the Easter holidays we joined The Green Patch outing to Mini Meadows Farm in Naseby where we had a wonderful time in spite of the grey weather! We were able to feed and pet the animals, play in the fresh air, imagine we we at the beach in the sandpit and picnic inside a yurt. We made new friends and had a wonderful time! Thank you to Sue at the Green Patch for organising such an exciting day!

Cadbury the Lama

Goats with tickly beards

Chicks

Kids

Lambs

Rabbits

Emus

A Glimpse of August

We have had the joy of watching one of the chickens who had become broody, sit on 12 assorted eggs and successfully hatch 7 new chicks! It has been wonderful to see how protective she is, scooting all the chicks under her if anything alarming approaches, and to hear the cheep and cluck to each other.

Sue holding one of the other Green Patch chickens

we found newts in the pond

(they are now back in their home)

the Zinnias 

and sunflowers 

have been glorious!

These tomatoes were on their way to becoming soup

to go with these delicious cheese and herb scones.

The blackberries have been 

plump and delicious

especially when combined with 

the Green Patch apples

bubbling in a pan and on their way to 

becoming blackberry and apple crumble.

Everyone had a crumble to take home - yum!

For more of the August growing visit here

Picture This!

In preparation for Groundwork Northants 10th birthday 

we were busy making collages and pictures 

Two of our lovely project volunteers!

to decorate the Summerhouse 

at the end of the new orchard

It was gloriously sunny and not at all difficult

to embrace the seaside theme!

You can see more here