Problems finding seeds this Spring – Thoughts of a Virtual Seed Swap We have heard from several members that they have had difficulty in obtaining vegetable seeds this season – with many firms quoting long lead times for delivery or
AGM 2020 – Postponed
Your Committee have considered the Government advice concerning the evolving situation with the COVID 19 coronavirus outbreak and have reluctantly agreed that we need to postpone the AGM for this year. We were due to hold it on Thursday 30th
Allotment access during pandemic conditions
As of today (Friday 20th March) we do not believe that the Government intends to restrict members of the public from accessing outside spaces – including allotments. We encourage all of our members to respect the ‘social distancing’ advice from
Allotment shop arrangements
We are reviewing arrangements regarding if and how the shop may operate for the duration of the outbreak. These may include: opening for shorter hours, limiting the numbers being served and asking people to distance themselves inside the shop, conducting
Glyphosate and Our Allotments
Position Paper from the Committee: Glyphosate and Our Allotments: The presentation on the use of glyphosate on our allotments at the pre-AGM session in April 2019 asked two main questions: Do we continue to sell it in the shop or
2020 Pennard’s Potato Fair
Sunday 5th January saw this year’s Potato Fair take place – again at WOCA. It was incredibly busy all the time from 10 until 12.30. We reckon that there even more people attended than last year – we will be
Allotment Shop Refurbishment
Our Allotment Shop team have been hard at work, with the help of some talented volunteers, to refurb the shop interior – making it much easier to move around and store and find stock. Many thanks also to several local
Crop rotation and Companion Planting Guides
Two guides from SowSeeds that may be of interest to members: Crop rotation is the process of growing vegetables in their respective families and moving the families around a plot in a specific sequence so they are not grown on
Twenty Pound Meadow Security Fencing
Thanks to our local Councillors Susanna Pressel and Colin Cooke who stumped up the cash we have been able to take this project forward. The Northern boundary of Twenty Pound Meadow has never had proper security fencing like the rest
Water Harvesting spreads
The Association’s experience with solar powered water harvesting is spreading. Nick and Phil have shown off the equipment at Botley Meadow to more than six other allotment associations. The latest association, Spragglesea Mead & Dean’s Ham (off Abingdon Road) have
Security on Allotments
There has been a recent spate of organised thefts and vandalism on allotment sites across Oxford. We have updated and uploaded a guide to making allotment sites and plots more secure. We urge you all to read it … It
New data protection legislation
On May 25th 2018 the General Data Protection Requirement (GDPR) comes into force – replacing the previous Data Protection Act. GDPR requirements include that members of all organisations need to be made aware of the information held about them, and
Allotment guidance leaflets
A series of hopefully useful leaflets produced by the National Allotment Society have been uploaded to the new Resources for Members page.