GUESS WHAT Bloggosphere!!!!

Big news for y'all today. I do I do I do.

The MONSTER BOX is built!!! It's really a lovely box.

It's 44ft 10in long. And bang on (Mr Gleesons phrase, not mine) four foot wide.... 

So, that means, Charlotte, as she seems the one who will be most able to talk on a phone, I get all tongue tied and confused, (actually that always happens to me, you should see me in a class answering a question) when I'm on the phone. So, we're going to ring and order the soil(I had been calling it "dirt" but that's not going down so well with Team Learder Charlotte *salutes for no apparent reason*) in a couple of days. And then next Wednesday, me, and the team. And Mr Gleeson I imagine, maybe. Are going to fill the box. 

Old clothes and spades for all.

(God I'm gonna look silly Wednesday moring on the bus to school.)

I cant wait.

More pressingly though. So, the box got built today, so we obvsiously had to have something of a photo shoot. Mr Gleeson brought us all, (Charlotte, Alex, Nicole, Lisa and Tara, Erica, Malwina, and Andrea? I think thats us. Sorry if I forgot you ><) down to the box, and of course, what'd be the first thing I have to do?


Step into the box, and pretend to be a carrot. ^^,

I'm insane, there's sllim to nil anybody can do about that. And I really hope nobody every does try.

So we got some pictures taken, all of us standing in the box (not pretending to be plants) taken by Mr Gleeson and then it was back upstairs, for class and stuff.


I hear you ask:


What comes next?

Well, most immideatly will be the filling the Monster Box. Then we'll decorate it (tastefully) and start to focus on our awareness campaign since we cant start planting just yet.


Anyway dears, that's me done for now. Talk soon,


-Katie

We're building a monster box!

The building will take place next Saturday (27 Nov)

Getting wood, and dirt.....? Well whatever floats your boat kids.

Well, I have big news for y'all. We're getting wood to build the boxes TOMORROW (16.11.2010) and the soil, I prefer to call it dirt though.... on Friday. Which means, that by next week, we will have the MONSTER BOX, built!!!!

YAY!

Two months of hard, well, kinda, work is coming into...what we wanted it to. Obviously we cant start planting till after Christmas. But to get the boxes up and built, man, it's a worry off my mind.

Anyway, that's all our news till Wednesday, talk then.

- Katie.

Interview with Mr.Coyle, a great gardener :)

Q1 Why did you start growing your own food?

A. I have always been interested in gardening and growing but I've only had the opportunity to pursue it in the last few years. My grandad (the other one!) was a great man for gardening I learnt a lot from him. It's very easy to take vegetables and food generally for granted when you can buy them cheaply and nicely packaged of a supermarket shelf but growing your own food gives you an appreciation for the work, time and skill involved. Since man first began to settle down and live in one place thousands of years ago he has had to grow his food, it's very important to have an understanding of how to grow your own food.

Q2 For how long do you have this garden?

A. I've been keeping my garen for 3 years now. It's small scale and experimental. I've been trying out different things and keeping an eye out for what works and what doesn't. Some of my beds are in straight lines, some are circular  some are wavy. straight lines are the most practical but not as much fun!

Q3 What kind of vegetables do you have in your garden?

A.  I have all sorts but among the more interesting things I have is the Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean. The Cherokees were a Native American tribe who were able to bring with them. It's pretty amazing to have that link with them. I also grew some Lumper potatoes this year which were the main variety of potato grown in Ireland during the time of the famine.

Q4 What is the best about gardening?

A. I think the best thing about gardening is being out in nature and the elements. Its also fascinating to read about the many different approaches and philosophies with regard to gardening. My hero is a little Japanese man called Masombu Fukuoka he said "The ultimate good of farming is not growing of crops but the cultivation and perfection of human beings".

Q5 Do you have any tips that you could share with us?

A. Try out different things and keep records so that you will know what marks and what doesn't.

Q6 Can you suggest what kind of vegetables are suitable for these conditions (weather and soil)

A. Irish Seed Savers Association have a wide range of varietis that are very suitable for the Irish climate. They also do great work in preserving heirloom ( no longer commercialy avaible) vegetable varities and give fascinating histories for each in their catalogue.


MR.COYLE, in the name of all the group I would like to thank you for helping us with our garden.
                                                                                                         Alex

Hey World.

Ohaii, gosh it's been a while. Well, welcome to the new month, even though it's 8 days old at this stage.

I am quite sorry for the lack of updates, news and the likes. I could make excuses, but you dont want to hear them. I think today's update will be a short one. We had a meeting today, (Monday) because the one we were meant to have on Friday just didnt happen. It was our first meeting in a while where we didnt just talk about dreams.

So, what did we do. Well, we decided on a list of tasks that need to be done, (Charlotte will probably post them alittle later, or tomorrow.) the things that really need doing yanno. Procurment of lumber, and sponsors, you know. That sorta thing.

We also got our Art Teacher/Gardening Guru to answer some questions, about gardening, why he does it, that sort of thing. If possible, we might get them up here for y'all. They're really good answers, the man's like a....genius.

I apologise if this seem's rather short. At the moment I really cant think. I'm pretty sure I've got you updated on the important things. So with that, I shall bid you all good day.

- Katie.