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Welcome to the 'Digging for Health' blog, a record of the development of a social enterprise project supported by Engage UnLtd and Age Concern, Dorchester, UK. We have been allocated a community allotment (thanks to the Volunteer Centre, Dorset), which is very overgrown and run down. This blog will provide a history of the development of the allotment, as we return it to a fully functioning and productive resource that aims to not only produce vegetables but also raise social capital (what's social capital?...read the blog!). This blog belongs to Fran Biley. This views expressed here are his, and he takes full responsibility for them. They may not represent the views of the organisations that are mentioned here.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

25th May 2011

Seven of us working today on the allotment. Watering, weeding, cleaning up the surrounding paths and putting in almost the last of the raised beds on the roadside. The infrastructure is almost complete now, just the compost bins to go in and a small raised bed next to them. Here is a sketch of the last part of the allotment infrastructure to be constructed, it is now partly complete (scan courtesy of Bob, as usual):



We were joined by Bob House today, who has known Bob Roundup (Christian) for years, he did a sterling job with digging and weed (couch) eradication, and will be bringing on some Iceberg lettuce for the raised beds.

Weather is still too dry really to get much planting done.

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