Our Allotment

We have had our own allotment for over three years now and it is a space which the children thoroughly enjoy visiting. We have over four hundred square foot of enclosed space which includes two sheds (one for our toilet and the other for tools and our indoor kitchen), three ponds, a greenhouse, 16ft poly tunnel, fire pit with outdoor kitchen, fruit cage, orchard and lots of growing beds.

Our days on the allotment are very leisurely and the children can choose which activities to get involved in. Before our day begins we discuss the jobs of the day and these are added to our blackboard in the shed. The children then select what they would like to get involved in, choose their tools for the day and get busy. This may include planting, watering, weeding or harvesting crops. We are in the unique position of planting, growing, harvesting and then cooking our produce on the open fire which is a real highlight of our time on our allotment.