Grow Greener with Garthdee Field Allotments Association

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New Equipment Arrivals

Thanks to our successful bid for funding from Aberdeen Greenspace, GFAA has recently been able to add a new lawn mower and a generator to our stock of power tools and equipment available for community use.

These tools have been secured to support our collaboration with Kaimhill Primary and the development of a primary pupils’ plot in the first instance. This project will have first call on the items, but both may be borrowed by GFAA members when not otherwise required. (See below for arrangements for borrowing and training.)

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The lawnmower is a Webb 48cm self-propelled rotary model and will be suitable for a wide range of uses including maintaining verges and smaller areas of grass around our site. It is described as a high quality, self-propelled 3-in-1 mower powered by a Briggs & Stratton 675EX Readystart engine. Can be set to rear discharge, collect or mulch. Features 7 cutting height settings, large 70ltr grass collector and ergonomic soft grip handles which can easily be folded for compact storage. With large rear wheels for easy manoeuvrability, alloy deck and 8″ front and 11″ rear ball bearing wheels as standard.

2016-01-29 at 19.20The Generator is a SDMO Perform 3000 TB UK 3000W model and will be useful to GFAA members who need to run power tools on site from time to time.  It is described as a powerful 3000W industrial site generator. Robust, compact and heavy-duty frame with ergonomic, rubber-grip handles for easy transportation whilst sturdy feet provide stability in all conditions. Suitable for small site and domestic applications.

Arrangements for safe storage and commissioning are underway and will be completed in time for the new season.  If you are interested in borrowing either item, please contact Vinny Goss in the first instance.  Vinny helped specify and procure the items and has kindly agreed to offer initial training in their use.  Please arrange all borrowings and use with Vinny in advance.

Bulb Planting

Our bulb planting team on Sunday last spanned at least three generations and made short work of planting 1000 daffodils and 500 crocuses.

DSC00420DSC00418DSC00419DSC00416Thanks to Helen, Heather, Ruth, Karen, Bruce, Keith, Michael and Norman for their efforts on the day. We all agreed it was great fun being outdoors on a fine winter’s day, but retreating to the bothy for fancy pieces, hot drinks and a good natter was even better.

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There are still some crocus bulbs left in the bothy. Please fee free to plant them in or around your own plots.

New Volunteer: Graham Barron

We are pleased to welcome Graham to our growing band of volunteers on site.  Graham is local to Garthdee and found us through our involvement with ACVO.

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Graham is now a regular on site, having visited a couple of times most weeks for the last couple of months. He has not yet decided if he will want a plot of his own, but Graham is happy to help out with site maintenance, tidying up around the trees, moving wood chips, repairing paths and lately, raking up leaves.

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If you see Graham about on site, please come over and say hello. Or, if you have a project in mind on your plot you would like him to help with, please get in touch.

Soggy Sunday

Today’s Community Sunday was perhaps the wettest on record, but the team stuck valiantly to their tasks of raking leaves from the orchard and filling some of the new potholes before retiring to the Bothy for well deserved coffee and cake.

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Thanks to Alex and Stuart for doing the honours with the photos and to Marion for sharing her excellent birthday cake!

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There is no December date set, but we are expecting to take delivery of 2000 bulbs from the Council, so do watch out for an announcement about their allocation for planting.

BBQ – What a roaster!

As they say, the sun always shines the virtuous and so it proved at today’s BBQ.  Thanks to all who came and made it such fun and to Gill for coordinating things for us.

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Community Sunday June 2015

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