Food Forest - Site Preparation Day

After strimming the site in the days beforehand, we had a successful site preparation day with over 15 volunteers turning up to help clear the site of brambles and litter.

Everyone powered through despite rain and the increasingly muddy conditions. One high point of the day was winning the battle with a very stubborn old tree root that was growing under the concrete fence between the community centre and the school next door. 

Eventually we were ready to install the biodegradable weed membrane using biodegradable pegs. This will ensure that the new plants coming in for the food forest can get established without being taken over and smothered by weeds and grasses. 

A big thank you to all who turned up to help - a really good community effort!