Saturday 14 September 2024: South Brent Market Garden and Orchard – Public Consultation: from 3-5pm in in the HUB at the Old School Community Centre. Sustainable South Brent have been given the exciting opportunity to lease a 10 acre field from South Hams District Council, close to the centre of South Brent to create a…
Wednesdays 18; 25 September; 02; 9 October 2024: Market Garden & Orchard Drop-in sessions from 09.30-1300 in the foyer at the Old School Community Centre: Sustainable South Brent has been given the exciting opportunity to lease a 10 acre field from South Hams District Council, close to the centre of South Brent to create a…
Monday 10 February 2025: South Brent Community Market Garden and Orchard meeting at 7.30pm in the Old School Community Centre: This is a new and exciting SSB project! - come along to a meeting to find out more about getting involved: from growing, building, infrastructure, marketing, promotions, finance, fundraising and much more... It’s YOUR Community…
Sunday 15 March 2026: Tree planting in the new Community Orchard: (Postponed from 15 February due to waterlogged site) SSB has been given funding towards the new orchard and has taken delivery of approximately 150 orchard trees of varying sizes and types (apples, pears, quinces, plums, mulberries, medlars and nuts). Having been necessary to postpone…
URGENT: Thursday 16 April 2026 : Protecting the Young Fruit Trees in the New Community Orchard: After the wonderful effort put by volunteers planting the orchard trees last month there still remain the tree guards to be put in place. A few days ago all the trees were staked by a contractor and we noticed…
Thursday 16 April 2026: Planting Potatoes in the Market Garden Field: For any of you able to spare some time from 1 to 4pm at the Market Garden field - What3Words: reset.making.petted, there will be an opportunity to plant some potatoes! This will be our last chance this year, and we've again been given a…
Sunday 3 May 2026: Call for volunteers to help fit the remaining Tree Guards in the new Community Orchard: After the Thursday session of mulching the fruit trees and planting the rest of the potatoes, and taking advantage of the continuing good weather, this Sunday session will be for fitting the remaining tree guards. Please…