Athelstane Allotment Project

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Athelstane Allotment Project

• By Year 10 Year 11

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In the beginning
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• When we first got our allotment it was a real
  mess. There was rubbish all over the place and
  it took quite a while just to clear the site and
  make the area safe.

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• We worked together as a team to get the site
  ready for planting crops. We spent quite a lot
  of time in the class deciding what to grow and
  which members of the group would be responsible
  for which jobs.

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Health Safety

• Each week we did a check of the allotment to
  make sure that it was safe to work in. At first
  we found lots of nails and glass so we wore
  gloves.

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Getting ready to grow

• We then had to prepare the ground ready for
  planting. We had to do a lot of digging and also
  visited B Q to buy tools and equipment such as
  forks, spades, compost and seeds.

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Planting and Growing
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We used a lot of compost and manure but at last
we were ready to plant some crops.
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Before long the plants were growing.
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Every week we went to the allotment to check on
the plants. We did the weeding, watering and
planting throughout the year. Other classes also
go to the allotment to help out with the watering
and planting.
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Recently we have helped Mr. Cartilidge to put up
a new fence and gate at the allotment. We have
also had a new shed built to keep our tools in.
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We have built a polytunnel at the allotment so we
can go there even when it is raining.
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What have we grown?

• Strawberries
• Broccoli
• Onions
• Potatoes
• Leeks
• Rhubarb
• Spinach
• Carrots

• Tomatoes
• Garlic
• Raspberries
• Sweet corn
• Peppers
• Cucumber
• Peas
• Herbs

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What have we done with the things that we have
gown?

• Taken them home to eat
• Given them to the school cook to use in school
  dinners
• Made things to sell to raise money for charity
  for example fruit pies and crumbles.
• Used it in food technology lessons.

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Trax FM came to see what we were doing at the
allotment. They interviewed some of us and Tony
was on the news talking about our work.
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The future

• We have just been given our second allotment.
  It is next to our old one and we will start to
  clear it in the Autumn. It is in a real mess at
  the moment but we hope that it will be as
  successful as our first one.