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Operation Farm

@operationfarm

Tameside/Glossopdale local food project. Community growing, care & wellbeing.

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Join us this Thursday 30th March 5-7pm where Amy from The Kindling Trust & Veg Box People will present about their plans to develop a community farm and chat about how the veg box scheme operates. The event is free, but you need to book, click on this link bit.ly/40JqdWt

Join us this Thursday 30th March 5-7pm where Amy from <a href="/kindlingtrust/">The Kindling Trust</a> &amp; <a href="/vegboxpeople/">Veg Box People</a> will present about their plans to develop a community farm and chat about how the veg box scheme operates.  
The event is free, but you need to book, click on this link bit.ly/40JqdWt
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Great vibe tonight at our Community Food Chat. Co-hosted by Action Together the event saw Kala from Chiit Chaat - Indian Street Food host a food demonstration. Later, Amy from The Kindling Trust presented their plans for a new community farm and info on how the Veg Box People scheme works. Top night 💚

Great vibe tonight at our Community Food Chat. Co-hosted by <a href="/WeActTogether/">Action Together</a> the event saw Kala from <a href="/chiitchaatmcr/">Chiit Chaat - Indian Street Food</a> host a food demonstration.
Later, Amy from <a href="/kindlingtrust/">The Kindling Trust</a> presented their plans for a new community farm and info on how the <a href="/vegboxpeople/">Veg Box People</a> scheme works. 
Top night 💚
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Explore the funky world of fungi! Have a look at our upcoming talk - The World Beneath Our Feet: Soil Ecology and Fungi" Date: Wed, Apr 12 • 17:30 BST At Industry, Stalybridge. eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-the-wor…

Explore the funky world of fungi! Have a look at our upcoming talk - The World Beneath Our Feet: Soil Ecology and Fungi" 

Date: Wed, Apr 12 • 17:30 BST
At Industry, Stalybridge.

eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-the-wor…
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With aching backs & knees we bid a farewell to this year’s Stamford Park Spring Family Fun Day. The weather was very kind to us and as always thousands turned up. Cracking event. With special thanks to our volunteers Raff, Barbara & Claire. Much appreciated 🌱 Until next year !

With aching backs &amp; knees we bid a farewell to this year’s Stamford Park Spring Family Fun Day. The weather was very kind to us and as always thousands turned up. Cracking event. With special thanks to our volunteers Raff, Barbara &amp; Claire. Much appreciated 🌱
Until next year !
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Great to see the podcast featured in the summer edition of the summer edition of the TMBC People Tameside Citizen, follow the link below to have a listen...

Great to see the podcast featured in the summer edition of the summer edition of the <a href="/tmbc_people/">TMBC People</a> Tameside Citizen, follow the link below to have a listen...
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Fancy learning how to summer prune fruit trees? Join us at Hyde Park Community Orchard for hands-on training led by our apple-tree pro, rob muir this Friday 18th Aug 11-3pm All equipment provided, wear suitable clothing for the weather and sturdy boots. Book by commenting below

Fancy learning how to summer prune fruit trees? Join us at Hyde Park Community Orchard for hands-on training led by our apple-tree pro, <a href="/robimuir/">rob muir</a> this Friday 18th Aug 11-3pm 
All equipment provided, wear suitable clothing for the weather and sturdy boots.
Book by commenting below
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Excited to be working with Enrich The Earth‘s new campaign, helping to reduce the use of peat, before the Government ban comes into place. Filmed last week in my garden, I share mine & Dad’s decision to go #peatfree over 16yrs ago🪴 #ad #peatfree #enrichtheearth

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🍎 🍎 APPLE PRESSING 🍎 🍎 Our first abundance event of the season is tomorrow (Saturday) 12-2pm at Waterloo Park - Ashton Bring your surplus apples, bring your empty bottles, bring yourself! Will be great to see you !

🍎 🍎 APPLE PRESSING 🍎 🍎
Our first abundance event of the season is tomorrow (Saturday) 12-2pm at Waterloo Park - Ashton
Bring your surplus apples, bring your empty bottles, bring yourself!
Will be great to see you !
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Surplus apples? Bring them to tomorrow’s apple pressing event at Etherow Lodge Park, Hollingworth 11.30-4pm. There’s lots of free, family fun activities going on too, just bring yourself, your apples and clean, empty bottles if you want to take any juice home 🍎

Surplus apples? Bring them to tomorrow’s apple pressing event at Etherow Lodge Park, Hollingworth 11.30-4pm. 
There’s lots of free, family fun activities going on too, just bring yourself, your apples and clean, empty bottles if you want to take any juice home 🍎
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It was all hands on deck as we helped Mottram Rd Allotments set up their new apple press. With a bit of jiggery pokey, they’ll soon be squishing n slurping 🍎 Thanks as always to rob muir what a legend!

It was all hands on deck as we helped Mottram Rd Allotments set up their new apple press. With a bit of jiggery pokey, they’ll soon be squishing n slurping 🍎 
Thanks as always to <a href="/robimuir/">rob muir</a> what a legend!
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WERNETH LOW: Apples & Alchemy: Sunday 29th October, 11am – 3pm Werneth Low Country Park October is national Apple month and we will be celebrating in style at this free family event ! We’ll be onsite with our apple press crunching our way through lots of apples 🍎

WERNETH LOW: Apples &amp; Alchemy: Sunday 29th October, 11am – 3pm Werneth Low Country Park
October is national Apple month and we will be celebrating in style at this free family event ! 
We’ll be onsite with our apple press crunching our way through lots of apples 🍎
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Our 1st community cooking workshop of '24 kicks off with a seasonal spin on salads. Forget limp lettuce and boiled eggs, this will be a treat for your tastebuds! Limited places, booking essential, via direct message. Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund

Our 1st community cooking workshop of '24 kicks off with a seasonal spin on salads. Forget limp lettuce and boiled eggs, this will be a treat for your tastebuds!
Limited places, booking essential, via direct message. 
Funded by <a href="/TNLComFund/">The National Lottery Community Fund</a>
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1st of 12 cookery workshops, where we knocked up 8 different salads & dips. We looked at different ingredients from sumac to pomegranate molasses and Ali talked about some quick/cheat ideas to ‘spruce up yer grub’ from lemon oil to curry mayo. It all tasted delish. The National Lottery Community Fund

1st of 12 cookery workshops, where we knocked up 8 different salads &amp; dips.
We looked at different ingredients from sumac to pomegranate molasses and Ali talked about some quick/cheat ideas to ‘spruce up yer grub’ from lemon oil to curry mayo. It all tasted delish. 
<a href="/TNLComFund/">The National Lottery Community Fund</a>
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Here’s the recipes from our recent Salad Days Cookery Workshop. Any problems accessing them, just let us know in the comments below. Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, the first of 12 sessions, which will form a Community Food Tool Kit. drive.google.com/file/d/1mKh6Vh…

Here’s the recipes from our recent Salad Days Cookery Workshop. 
Any problems accessing them, just let us know in the comments below.
Funded by <a href="/TNLComFund/">The National Lottery Community Fund</a>, the first of 12 sessions, which will form a Community Food Tool Kit. 
drive.google.com/file/d/1mKh6Vh…
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Dads & kids living near Duki, join me & my work mate, Chrissie, here tomorrow 👇 📍Community Green Allotment, Meadow Lane, Dukinfield SK16 4AN @RHSSchools

Dads &amp; kids living near Duki, join me &amp; my work mate, Chrissie, here tomorrow 👇

📍Community Green Allotment, Meadow Lane, Dukinfield SK16 4AN 
@RHSSchools
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🍎🍎APPLE PRESSING PLANS ‘24🍎🍎 This year we are moving towards helping groups to run their own apple pressing events. Our draft plan includes demonstrating how to use apple pressing equipment, tips & tricks, preserving & pasteurising and cider making. Get in touch 👇The National Lottery Community Fund

🍎🍎APPLE PRESSING PLANS ‘24🍎🍎
This year we are moving towards helping groups to run their own apple pressing events. Our draft plan includes demonstrating how to use apple pressing equipment, tips &amp; tricks, preserving &amp; pasteurising and cider making. Get in touch 👇<a href="/TNLComFund/">The National Lottery Community Fund</a>
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Apple Pressing Training for community groups, who have apple pressing activities & equipment, 14th September from 11am at Mottram Rd Allotments, SK15 2QX. Equipment & light refreshments provided. For more details and to book, please contact [email protected]

Apple Pressing Training for community groups, who have apple pressing activities &amp; equipment, 14th September from 11am at Mottram Rd Allotments, SK15 2QX.

Equipment &amp; light refreshments provided. 

For more details and to book, please contact alison.shockledge@gmail.com
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In light of the recent flooding events in my local area on New Year’s Eve & NY Day. I wanted to do a piece on how wetland woodland can act as a great natural flood defence, and why you shouldn't build 150 new houses on one. Enjoy! Full video on YouTube youtu.be/mda2y_Wektw?si…