What’s happening at Norton Growing Space?

This page will tell you about projects happening in the field at the moment…- if you would like to know more about Norton Growing Space in general click here.

The start of the Community Orchard..

In March we planted the start of the community orchard. A number of the trees are Gloucestershire heritage apple and plum varieties, along with pear and cherry. The trees produce will be for the members of the garden to share. We have used cactus guards to protect them temporarily while we wait for a deer and rabbit proof perimeter fence to be installed. Once the fence is up we will then plant more trees around the growing space.

1000 Seeds Project

The first growing bed in our field is a community crop planted by local primary schools. After a successful grant application to the Coronation Living Heritage Fund via Tewkesbury Borough Council. 1000 seeds have been sown: sweetcorn, french climbing beans, squashes and sunflowers. They will grow as a companion crop with the beans using the sweetcorn as supports and the squashes giving ground-cover and enjoying shade underneath. The children will be invited to pick their crop in the late summer/autumn.

The volunteers have prepared six growing beds ready for the seedlings. The beds are no dig beds of well rotted horse manure and farm made compost. We have covered with sheep wool felt to keep the moisture in - the seedlings will be planted through the felt while still in their cardboard pots.

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It’s going to be a lovely day tomorrow (Saturday 24) and we will be at the field from 2-4pm. If you would like to join us for a look, or to help out, drop us a message. We’d love to see you! ☀️🪏☕️ #communitygardenproject #communitygar
The 1000 Seeds project kicked off at Norton School this week 🥳 The children really enjoyed getting stuck in with their hands! The seeds are being left in school to germinate & once they start growing we will move them to the farm to bring on b
We are planning the 1000 Seeds Project school interactive presentations at present! Post Easter break we’ll be heading to Norton school April 14th, Aldermann Knight 15th &16th and Apperley and Deerhurst Primary on 17th. So if your child(re
The 1000 Seeds Project is our first community crop, an innovative idea to bring people together through food, starting with local primary school children and educating through a fun activity. Each child begins the journey by planting a single seed a
A few more photos from our weekend tree planting. This is going to be a fabulous place for our local community in the future! If you’d like to find out more you can head to our website 🌳#communitygardenproject #community #garden #gardenwell
And so it begins 🥳 This Saturday we start to build our community by planting trees 🌳🌳🌳 If you would like to get involved and help, please get in touch either on messenger or by emailing office@nortoncourtfarm.co.uk for more information.
A little bit about us and what we’ve done so far. We are a team of 14 volunteers which includes 3 Directors (of the CIC), 4 Committee Members and 7 of us with various other roles. We have successfully applied for 2 grants, the Orchard Grant a
Welcome to Norton Growning Space CIC, a Community Garden set up and run by volunteers. The RHS ‘Space to Grow’ report (Oct 25) highlighted the power of a Community Garden bringing people together, lifting spirits and improving health. No