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Share your success & failures

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Don't be shy, share your agricultural and diy success stories, and failures, with your plot neighbours.

Swap & Share

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If you've got surplus produce or seeds, see if you can swap and share.

Offers & Discounts

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Exclusive offers and discounts for O.A.T.S. members.

Social Events

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Past, present and future social events.

Committee

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Committee archives and forms.

Useful Links

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Other websites of interest

Tips, tricks and advice

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Need help? Any questions? Any tips, tricks and advice? Share your knowledge and experience with your neighbours.

Recipes & Preserving Food

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Any family recipes you care to share and tips for preserving all that surplus produce.

The Owlsbury Site

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Information regarding the allotment site.

Newsletters

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Library of O.A.T.S. newsletters.

Conservation

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Local conservation organisations and projects.

OATS News :

Seed Swap

21/01/23

Join us at the Crowborough Seed Swap 2023

Saturday 11th February 10:00 - 12:00 noon

Ashdown School, Herne Road, Crowborough TN6 2NT

Bring your spare seeds to share with others
Collect some seeds to grow this year
Talk to other growers about what works well

Event free, but donations welcomed to cover costs.

Green Transition Crowborough

MERRY CHRISTMAS

24/12/22

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas from everyone at OATS.

Planning next years crops?

21/11/22

Don't forget, OATS members get massive 50% discount off seeds, and 15% off plants, tools, etc. Order online and use our discount code at checkout. Hard copy catalogues and order forms availbale if required.

Visit Supporters page for Discount Code

Fly Tipping

12/10/22

We are continuing to experience episodes of 'fly tipping' on our compost area. Please remember it is ONLY GREEN WASTE FROM YOUR PLOTS that is permitted here. It is NOT other members, and committee members, responsibility to clear up other tenant's rubbish. We are sincerely hoping OATS members are not the culprit(s). If you have any info regarding this, or can advise others the error of their ways, that would be much appreciated.

If this continues, we genuinely risk the chance of Crowborough Town Council removing the compost area facility from our site, and it will then be down to all tenants to remove and dispose of their own green waste. None of us wants that to happen!

'Muckfest 2022'

25/09/22

This years 'Muckfest' is Saturday 1st October at our new field shelter.

Please let us know asap how many persons will require food on the Saturday. We hope to see you then!

Place your food order here

Mushroom Compost

11/09/22

The mushroom compost has been delivered today.

Reserved for OATS members who have pre-ordered AND paid.

Farmyard manure will be available on 1st October.

BBQ will also be on 1st October.

If you would like a break from barrowing, for free food and refreshment at around 1pm, please order your food requirement via our website.

Order BBQ food here

Urgent Update

06/09/22

Mushroom compost is being delivered on Monday 12th September.

This is reserved for OATS members who have pre-ordered AND paid.

Farmyard manure will be available on Saturday the 1st October, along with the BBQ.

Those who would like a break plus food and refreshment on the 1st October around 1pm, please do let us know by placing your food order via our website.

Thank You.

Plot Theft

30/08/22

We have been advised of another theft/vandalism on site. An apple tree has been dug up and stolen from plot 114.

The tenant of this plot has been away for a month, so if another plot holder has wrongfully assumed the plot abandoned, please return the tree.

Please be vigilant, and report any suspicious behaviour.

Closed again!!

24/08/22

Hadlow Down Road junction with Western Road is closed AGAIN.

Apparently will re-open 1st September.

The road is open!

23/08/22

We are reliably informed that Hadlow Down Road is finally now open again at the junction with Western Road.

Member Emails

24/07/22

Just a reminder to members to check your junk email folders for order/payment acknowledgements. Thank You.

Mushroom Compost & Manure

23/07/22

Mushroom compost time is rapidly approaching, and we are still proposing the delivery early September.

Any OATS members that haven’t ordered and want some, please get your orders in now.

Please can every member that has placed an order, and hasn’t already done so, urgently follow up with your payment.

We can’t arrange delivery until we know full quantity AND have funds to pay for it.

Manure delivery we are proposing around the end of September, so if you also want that, kill two birds with one stone, and get your orders and payments in for that too.

We are desperate to get deliveries into the site this year before the weather potentially gets too wet.

Please help save us all that long wheelbarrow haul from the car park! Thanks

Pre-Order here!

OATS Membership

23/07/22

Any members that have not renewed memberships, or renewed but still not paid, can you please do so urgently.

Particularly if you have, or want to, place manure and compost orders.

Thank you.

Water Leak

14/07/22

It appears that the water leak on site is a CTC issue to resolve.

Vandalism

14/07/22

It appears we had vandalism on the site last weekend. One tenant had their fruit and brassica cages throw about, one had carrots dug up, plus a free running dog/dogs which left poo on at least two plots.

CTC are taking action to make the main gate lock secure so that it cannot be opened manually from outside without the code.

Perimeter Fencing

14/07/22

Crowborough Town Council are taking action with Richardson Fencing who are refusing to return and complete the removal of the of fencing and complete the side gate.

Allotment Garden Newsletter

30/06/22

July Newsletter

From John Harrison

Sussex Country Gardener

10/05/22

A big thank you to the 'Sussex Country Gardener' garden centre for their support of our community field shelter project.

Please check them out for all your allotment and garden needs ... and more!

Visit Sussex Country Gardener website

Laurel Tree Fruit Farm

02/05/22

Laurel Tree Fruit Farm has kindly donated to our community field shelter project. Check out their excellent fresh local produce. Buy local, support the local economy and help the environment.

Visit Laurel Tree Fruit Farm website

Owlsbury Site Compost Area

20/04/22

GREEN COMPOSTABLE WASTE ONLY.

NO PLASTIC, NETTING, BAGS, PLANT TRAYS, POTS, FOOD CONTAINERS, BOTTLES, CARPET, METAL, WOOD PALLETS.

PLEASE TAKE YOUR RUBBISH HOME.

Thank you.

Allotment Garden Newsletter

19/04/22

April Extra 2022

From John Harrison

Slug Pellets - Information

11/04/22

Allotment Garden Newsletter

Article by John Harrison

April Jobs

31/03/22

Things you could be doing in April.

Visit the Allotment & Gardens website for tips on what to do.

Allotment & Gardens Website

Notice to all Owlsbury Allotment Tenants

31/03/22

Don't just be an allotment tenant, join the Owlsbury Allotments Tenants Society community. Benefit from various online and local discounts, free public liability insurance, subsidised manure and mushroom compost, and social events.

Could you volunteer some gardening time?

28/03/22

Most of the primary schools in Crowborough have growing areas where the children can learn where their food comes from. These need help in the form of regular input from gardeners to keep them in shape (especially during school holidays).

Could you offer an hour or two each week to help? For example, this might be to help prepare beds for planting, to advise on suitable plants for growing in different areas, to help plant natural spaces for children to enjoy. In some cases, the children will cook food they have helped to grow. You will not be expected to teach or supervise children and generally the schools will be flexible about when your visits take place.

If you’d like to get involved please contact David Martin at food@greentransitioncrowborough.org.uk.

Side Gate

20/03/22

Please note that the side gate has a temporary padlock and chain until a permanent repair can be made by CTC. The code is the same as the main gates to the car park.

Please lock each time you leave.