Its not only the Forget-me-Nots that are blooming at Acorns Project in Whiteoaks Centre in Muff, but the VegBox scheme is going from strength to strength, the weekly doorstep deliveries of seasonal organic fruit and vegetables is meaning business is brisk when I visited organic master big Mick at the Acorn Project at Whiteoaks Centre in Muff, County Donegal.
More details on the Acorn project can be found on their website here, for the weekly veg box scheme just drop them an email and they’ll send you all the details you’ll need….
See some pics from previous trip to Oaks Project here
Boxes of leeks ready to be planted for winter harvest
Brussel Sprout plants ready to be planted out for Winter harvests
Boxes of salad crops ready for harvest
Big Mick Verspuij and Ruth Arbuckle…organic growing at its very best
Freshly planted salad crops in the glasshouse
raised beds freshly planted with batches of Kale and other Brassica crops
Gareth Austin is a Community focused Horticulturist based in Derry-Londonderry and voice of Gardening on the Mark Patterson Show on BBC Radio Foyle. Gareth specialises in Community horticulture, offering a wide range of events, programmes and acitivity on engaging people in the exciting world of Horticulture. Gareth lectures in Horticulture in the North West Regional College and offers school horticulture programs through the Western Education + Library Board. Gareth is passionate about changing land-use to a more positive use, urban food production and showcasing the flora of county Derry through the City of Horti-Culture programme of events.
