FEBRUARY WORK PARTY IN THE COMMUNITY ORCHARD A beautiful late morning down The Donkey Field. Jon, Kate, Tom and I cleared grass and weeds from the bases of all our trees, then hacked back vegetation from our line of Dorset varieties along the top path. Tom enjoyed rides in the wheelbarrow to and fro the compost [...]
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3 January 2010 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman SHE WAS THERE, COMMUNITY ORCHARD
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010SHE WAS THERE She was there on awakening, when I straightened my legs. She shadowed me down the stairs and as I dressed in front of the fire. She waited, then pressed on, impatient with my faffing about, then scampered like a mad thing whilst I nursed a mug of tea and strolled round the [...]
Read More »18 October 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman APPLE DAY 2009
Monday, October 19th, 2009Apple Day 2009 was another roaring success. Held down at The Donkey Field Community Orchard, this was our 5th. Apple day only works because lots of people take responsibility for sorting out specific bits. In that respect, and in no particular order, special thanks must go to Chris (as always) for making the cider pressing [...]
Read More »7 October 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman FUN WITH AN APPLE
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009We had a little bit of fun yesterday. ‘We’ is me and my mate Jon and the fun was up in the Council Chamber at the Town Hall. What happened was that recently The Donkey Field Community Orchard was granted a 98 year lease by the Town Council who actually own the land between the [...]
Read More »16 September 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman BLACKBERRY WHISKY, DAMSON GIN
Wednesday, September 16th, 200916 September 2009 BLACKBERRY WHISKY The following is an extract from On The Plot With Dirty Nails (ISBN 978-1-905862-32-0), which is due for publication in little over a week. It was given to me by my friend and former neighbour Kate O’Farrell. I’m including it here because it is not yet October and blackberries are [...]
Read More »11 July 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman SATURDAY GO SLOW, ONWARDS…
Saturday, July 11th, 200912 March 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman SHOW GARDENS AT ORCHARD PARK, JACKDAWS IN THE ONIONS
Thursday, March 12th, 200912 March 2009 SHOW GARDENS AT ORCHARD PARK There has been a very exciting development: I’m going to team up with staff at a local garden centre, Orchard Park in Gillingham, to create a working show vegetable garden. Is been an idea in the offing following tentative discussions between the Managing Director Richard Cummings and [...]
Read More »1 March 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES
Sunday, March 1st, 20091 March 2009 OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES Our Community Orchard in Shaftesbury is called the Donkey Field. It’s on Church Hill at Enmore Green, between the church and allotments. My understanding is that for many years in the past, locals grazed their stock extensively here in a very unofficial manner. Hence the name. My old Foreman [...]
Read More »Saturday morning, smells like spring
Saturday, February 14th, 200914 February 2009 SATURDAY MORNING, SMELLS LIKE SPRING I could smell spring in the air coming through our bedroom window as we woke up slowly. Throwing the latch wide open and sticking my head right out revealed a morning of irresistable beauty. It was nearly ten o'clock. Birds were singing. Childrens voices chimed from the [...]
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