Rooted Blogs

  • Compost committee
    Meet two-thirds of our fabulous compost committee! 🌱 They’ve revolutionised our composting process over the past few weeks, reducing our wait time to…
  • Transplanting peas
    Today we transplanted the peas into a bed in our polytunnel, using the end of a trowel as a dibber because we lost…
  • Winter Peas
    Check out our Meteor peas planted in our own compost two weeks ago—they’re growing so quickly! Historically, we’ve always used shop-bought compost for…
  • Wow, 2 Tonnes!
    We’re thrilled to announce that our incredible food project has just hit a major milestone—2 tonnes of food grown, gathered and donated this…
  • Brassica Den in 15 minutes?
    Success can come in many forms… A seamlessly constructed brassica ‘den’ built in 15 mins with NO gaps – thanks to these magnificent…
  • Pumpkin Donations!
    We’ve been busy collecting kind pumpkins donations over the weekend. Lots of families decided to decorate their pumpkins instead of carving and another…
  • Heatwave harvest!
    You’d think life on the plot would be slowing down this time of year, but not a chance! We’re all super busy, taking…
  • Vessels for a Garden film premiere!
    We’re incredibly fortunate to call Eastbourne, a vibrant and creative town, our home. Recently, we had the privilege of working with filmmaker Sam…
  • NEVER ENOUGH CROCHET!
    Our Plot Improvers crew meet Thursday afternoon each week to share skills. We then use those skills to beautify our plots. We’ve now…