Winter and spring saw us bringing more of our terraces into cultivation and success in propagating our own plants over the spring in our polytunnel. We have begun cultivating green manures such as alfalfa to continue to increase the fertility of our soils along with our tried and tested compost teas and food waste. We hope to develop and experiment further our composting techniques this summer.
New beds have been prepared in the Forest Garden and Far Terrace allowing us to demonstrate Permaculture techniques and to harvest the rewards.
We continue to trail Mycorrhizal planting and continue to work on our soil fertility strategy which, uniquely, excludes the use of animal manures – other than our own human waste!
Over the summer we aim to collect more of our own seed and improve our propagation results. Permaculture courses, based upon our own cultivation techniques are being organised for the autumn. Join us if you can.
Early June has seen temperatures exceeding 30 degrees so improvements to the irrigation line and weeding are the main duties of our team of volunteers. And of course there is the reward of a harvest most days – see below!.
After 5 years as Organic Gardens Trustee, Richard, has decided to step down to allow for a fresh input of ideas into what the future might hold for organic gardening in Los Molinos. If you feel that you would like to get involved with the Sunseed Project as a Trustee or Advisor please contact the Project to receive more details.
Have a happy and sunny summer from all the garden team at Sunseed!!!Como siempre, este verano ha sido un periodo muy atareado para las huertas…. esto se ha reflejado en la necesidad de vari@s asistentes junto con nuestra coordinadora Kirsty supertrabajadora.
El invierno y la primavera extendimos la plantacion en nuestras huertas y obtuvimos un gran exito en el crecimiento de nuestros propios planteles por semilla en nuestro invernadero.
Hemos empezado a cultivar abonos verdes como la alfalfa para continuar con el invcremento de fertilidad en nuestos suelos junto con el compost de residuos de comida y los purines-abonos liquidos vegetales.
Durante este verano esperamos desarrollar y experimentar mas si cabe nuestras tecnicas de compostaje.
Hemos preparado nuevos bancales en el Forest y la Far Terrace permitiendonos demostrar tecnicas de Permacultura y cosechando las recompensas.
Proximas actividades
Despues de 5 años como Trustee de Huerta Ecologica, Richard ha decidido dejar su puesto para permitir nuevas ideas para`las huertas en Los Molinos. Si crees que te gustaria involucrate con el Proyecto Sunseed como Trustee-miembro de la Junta Directiva o consulente, por favor contactanos y recibiras mas detalles. El equipo de huertas de Sunseed os deseamos un feliz y soleado verano !!!!
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Imagine a place where everyone is aware of their impact on the environment, trying to minimize their ecological footprint. Imagine a place where people know a lot about different aspects of sustainability and love to share this knowledge with you. Imagine a place where people care a lot about the wellbeing of themselves and the people around them, where community life and knowledge sharing is written in capital letters. Imagine a place where people respect all this without being dogmatic. All this surrounded by stunning nature under the Andalucian sun.
Sounds like utopia? It isn’t! So stop imagining and get yourself down here!
I arrived at Sunseed early morning without really knowing what to expect. Fifteen smiling faces where sitting at the beautiful outside area, attending a workshop about impacts of non-organic cleaning and beauty products and invited me to join. Only one week has passed since that moment – a week full of weeding, planting and harvesting, knowledge sharing about renewable energies, irrigation systems and organic agriculture; a week full of incredibly delicious food, jam sessions around a campfire and at the neighbour’s house and extended walks in the beautiful mountains. A week that inspired me so much, that motivated me so much to keep on working to realize my dreams and to be the change I want to see on this planet.
Sunseed is an amazing demonstration that it is possible to minimize your economic footprint without losing your quality of life. It shows how enriching it is to live in a community, to share your knowledge, how delicious vegan food can be and how beautiful life can be if we break out of the circle that office work has to be the centre of our lives and fears for the future ruin the joy of the moment.
I can recommend everybody to stop spinning the hamster wheel, to come here to join Sunseed, get inspired and spread the idea in the world.
Franziska Kohler – Volunteer at Sunseed Feb-March 2011
Sunseed es una demostración fenomenal que nos muestra que es posible minimizar la huella ecológica sin perder la calidad de vida. Nos demuestra cuan enriquedor es vivir en una comunidad, compartir tus conocimientos, como de deliciosa puede ser la comida vegana y como preciosa puede ser la vida si dejamos aparte el ciclo de pensamiento de que el trabajo de la oficina tiene que ser el centro de nuestras vidas y los miedos que tenemos sobre el futuro, que destruyen la alegría del momento en el que vivimos.
Puedo recomendar a todo el mundo que pare la rueda en la que corre como un hamster tras el dinero, venga a Sunseed, se inspire y difunda la idea por el mundo.
Franziska Kohler – Voluntaria en Sunseed Feb-Marzo 2011