tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26928221548672002012011-08-23T07:06:09.652-07:00Helping people in Manchester grow their own food.Sow The Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726340458284286290noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692822154867200201.post-28091675347271221472011-08-23T07:03:00.001-07:002011-08-23T07:06:09.709-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nkmGXeR1ssY/TlOzkeKHs9I/AAAAAAAAACE/zMtElULjSSA/s1600/DSC_0219.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nkmGXeR1ssY/TlOzkeKHs9I/AAAAAAAAACE/zMtElULjSSA/s200/DSC_0219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644052197177537490" border="0" /></a> <br />Sow the City has been working hard on a large wildlife garden at Haveley Hey school in Manchester. We've included a large pond, wildlife meadow, allotment area, native shrubs, and an orchard. <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2692822154867200201-2809167534727122147?l=sowthecity.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sow The Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726340458284286290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692822154867200201.post-30089947435711735012010-10-02T10:44:00.001-07:002010-10-02T10:56:23.816-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/TKdxsN4LjSI/AAAAAAAAABs/2hzKcEzciw0/s1600/Willows+chicken+training.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/TKdxsN4LjSI/AAAAAAAAABs/2hzKcEzciw0/s200/Willows+chicken+training.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523508472446684450" border="0" /></a>Sow the City has been working with Willows Primary School helping them keep chickens. The photo is taken from the pupil training day. All the kids are given the oppertunity to pick up a chicken and learn how to look after them.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2692822154867200201-3008994743571173501?l=sowthecity.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sow The Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726340458284286290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692822154867200201.post-64851014965127652022009-07-20T14:35:00.000-07:002009-07-20T14:02:02.422-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTWXwnFiyI/AAAAAAAAABc/aAzhXT7-gnA/s1600-h/veg+potato+crop.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTWXwnFiyI/AAAAAAAAABc/aAzhXT7-gnA/s200/veg+potato+crop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360645160151911202" border="0" /></a>Cath harvests her first potatoes<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2692822154867200201-6485101496512765202?l=sowthecity.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sow The Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726340458284286290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692822154867200201.post-38457889700990827962009-07-18T13:31:00.000-07:002009-07-20T13:59:44.706-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTUlLCWX4I/AAAAAAAAAA8/5agv4r3jKrg/s1600-h/DSC_0262.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTUlLCWX4I/AAAAAAAAAA8/5agv4r3jKrg/s200/DSC_0262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360643191560626050" border="0" /></a>Jojo looking after her patch in Chorlton<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2692822154867200201-3845788970099082796?l=sowthecity.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sow The Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726340458284286290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692822154867200201.post-14337493504065671462009-06-13T16:25:00.000-07:002009-07-20T14:09:10.965-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTU106EsrI/AAAAAAAAABE/MEkBY6kN2mA/s1600-h/mobile+phone+pics+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTU106EsrI/AAAAAAAAABE/MEkBY6kN2mA/s200/mobile+phone+pics+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360643477678109362" border="0" /> </a>A bigger job in Whalley Range. We transformed a large unused area into a mini allotment.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTU7hMq-1I/AAAAAAAAABM/ZACJmfYZI94/s1600-h/mobile+phone+pics+063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTU7hMq-1I/AAAAAAAAABM/ZACJmfYZI94/s200/mobile+phone+pics+063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360643575466621778" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2692822154867200201-1433749350406567146?l=sowthecity.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sow The Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726340458284286290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692822154867200201.post-14706835212116554342009-05-15T13:30:00.000-07:002009-07-20T14:10:48.068-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTUFQHNJwI/AAAAAAAAAAs/VChDgYKh1m8/s1600-h/DSC_0244.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTUFQHNJwI/AAAAAAAAAAs/VChDgYKh1m8/s200/DSC_0244.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360642643167356674" border="0" /></a>Kat with her first radish. What a beauty!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2692822154867200201-1470683521211655434?l=sowthecity.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sow The Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726340458284286290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692822154867200201.post-81080637130191965472009-05-10T13:29:00.000-07:002009-07-20T14:02:29.399-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTTyw9ziFI/AAAAAAAAAAk/OPQiSx7iRnU/s1600-h/DSC_0242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTTyw9ziFI/AAAAAAAAAAk/OPQiSx7iRnU/s200/DSC_0242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360642325568784466" border="0" /></a>Lots of salad crops<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2692822154867200201-8108063713019196547?l=sowthecity.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sow The Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726340458284286290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692822154867200201.post-50226211615465407612009-05-04T13:22:00.000-07:002009-07-20T14:07:58.540-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTTBsDJMzI/AAAAAAAAAAc/9j-0mYAFC8U/s1600-h/DSC_0038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTTBsDJMzI/AAAAAAAAAAc/9j-0mYAFC8U/s200/DSC_0038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360641482435408690" border="0" /></a>First beds installed in early May. We also provided advice on how to grow and a basic growing guide.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2692822154867200201-5022621161546540761?l=sowthecity.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sow The Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726340458284286290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692822154867200201.post-43765285629471608252009-05-01T15:35:00.000-07:002009-07-20T14:01:26.828-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTVS3a9CzI/AAAAAAAAABU/tUbp1SUArQE/s1600-h/DSC_0255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmTVS3a9CzI/AAAAAAAAABU/tUbp1SUArQE/s200/DSC_0255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360643976569097010" border="0" /></a>A Sow the City chicken coop. We can make these to order, any size. Lots of chicken types available too such as Warrens, Light Sussex, Dorking, Leghorn, Rhode Island Red etc. You'll get nearly 1 egg per day per chicken!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2692822154867200201-4376528562947160825?l=sowthecity.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sow The Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726340458284286290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692822154867200201.post-26038079898543777842009-04-05T09:36:00.000-07:002009-07-20T13:55:02.299-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmSdgHoR7jI/AAAAAAAAAAM/X7QQzHhF4Qc/s1600-h/Compost+mountain.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_19mHIfkfCQQ/SmSdgHoR7jI/AAAAAAAAAAM/X7QQzHhF4Qc/s200/Compost+mountain.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360582631607103026" border="0" /></a><br />Jon in Levenshulme in April 09 sitting on a compost mountain looking smug! Over 300 bags of peat free organic compost ready to grow. Unltd funding subsidised the compost, timber, tools and seeds we needed for our first major Sow the City project.... to help 20 households help to grow their own food in their unused outdoor spaces.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2692822154867200201-2603807989854377784?l=sowthecity.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sow The Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05726340458284286290noreply@blogger.com0