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  • Pruning (Week 3, Friday)

    Pruning is something I have never done much for various reasons so I am keen to learn more. This early morning it was raining so we did not go out straight away, and I took the opportunity to try and sharpen my secateurs on my own.  I popped into the toolshed and observed a colleague…

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M.Paola M.Paola, that’s me

I got my first allotment in the UK in 2007 and started gI got my first allotment in the UK in 2007 and started growing my own food. Learning as I went along was not enough, so I studied horticulture. Faced with the horticultural warfare, I became a conscientious objector: I use no chemicals and support organic principles and regulations.

Brexit gave me a new life in the Netherlands, three new plots by a nature reserve and an MSc in sustainable food systems.

I write in my personal capacity and, as a language perfectionist and a non native speaker, I keep reviewing my entries’ text for clarity.

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