Dear All
I am delighted to announce that in response to popular demand we will be opening the Stapelton Road train station site (in Easton) every Saturday from 11am to 4pm! In addition to being volunteer work days (to ensure the site is finished in time for opening daily as a garden centre next spring) we will also have a small shop selling plants, seeds, green manures, organic apples, herbs, salads, manure, compost, wood chip, gardening gloves, bulbs, pots, bird boxes, onion setts etc. If you wish to just sit and enjoy the space we will also be selling teas, coffees & light refreshments. Between 1 and 2 each week there will be a gardeners question time for you to ask questions & seek advice. In addition there will also be a workshop from 11.30 to 12.30 as often as we can. I do hope you'll join us for an hour or all day, but to tempt you further we have a very special day planned for the first Saturday - 4th October 2008!

11.00 - 11.30: Free welcome hot or cold drink for all & a rundown of jobs for the day (for those that wish to get their hands dirty)
11.30 - 12.30: Local gardener Lisa Skipton is running a 'Bulb Workshop' for donations - she will explain about different types, when they flower, how to plant in ground or pots, layering, lifting & storing, growing conditions & soil types and potential problems. You will also have the chance to buy - so that next spring your garden can be full of colour & scent.
1.00 - 2.00 : 'Gardener's Question Time' - this week our expert will be Lisa Skipton (if you are a gardener and wish to share your knowledge please call me) - start thinking about questions now & if you have an unhappy plant bring a cutting for diagnosis.
2.00 - 5.00 : 'Grand Foraged Tea Party' -

The Tea Potential Mobile Experiment is a self-sufficient Tea Party mounted upon a bicycle. The tea-bike makes journeys in search of plants to brew up, fuel for the fire, water, and company. The tea-bike quietly asks about our hot-beverage habits, lines of supply, and the alternatives to be found in unexpected places. To celebrate several months of tea foraging, the tea bike would like to share its findings with the people of Bristol at a Grand Foraged Tea Party at Eastside Roots Garden, 2-5pm, on Saturday 4th October.

 

The tea-bike will be collaborating with other bicycle inventions to bring you an unusual array of foraged tastes from across the city. Sample teas from accross Bristol, enjoy pedal-powered t Sendunes, a tea dance, Orchard of Avon apples, and foraged fruit jams.

 

The Bristol Brew Challenge: Guests at the tea party will be invited to take part in a ‘Bristol Brew Challenge’. En Route to Eastside Roots, participants are asked to forage for their own tea-making plants. During the tea party, we will map the finds, and sample the  teas – judging which one makes the most delicious and unusual Bristol Brew.

If you’d like to take part in the Bristol Brew challenge,look for more details on the website: http://teabike.uber.com

Contact: Becky Beinart          rbeinart@...   07963 505429

What a treat!! There is also a chance to learn how to make incense from foraged herbs & trees. This one is not to be missed - tell all your friends & bring them along. If its raining we'll set up our marquee. Hope you are excited as I am.

Lots more exciting events coming up - see next week's emails for more details...

27th Sept - St Marks Street Fair with Eastside Roots workshops on Permaculture & winter salad crops

4th October - Saturday grand opening & tea party - see above

11th October - Stapelton Road Street Party with Eastside Roots activities at Trinity garden, Old Market.

15th October - Wild food foraging walk from 2pm at the Station

16th October - Eastside Roots Apple Day at Trinity 12-5pm

19th October - Food Swap at the station 2-4pm

31st October - Eastside Roots Halloween Celebration 6.30-8.30pm

27th November - Fire, food & acoustic music night

29th November - Free Shop

13th December - Winter decorations making workshop

20th December - Mid-winter Celebration with fire & hot toddies

Website will be live from 4th October - www.eastsideroots.org.uk - sorry for delay.

Warm wishes

Nick Ward

Project co-ordinator

Eastside Roots

07810 806 354