Hello from Brum and the sowing new seeds project

[sowing new seeds]

Hello, I'm Sam a Masters student at Birmingham University.

I am currently working for Garden Organics new initiative: Sowing New Seeds. This project hopes to provide a resource of fact sheets and improved seed availability for exotic veg, based upon what is currently being grown within West Midlands allotments.

At the moment we are carrying out short interviews with growers concerning the more unusual crops that they are growing, such as Calaloo, red pea etc. There is a lot of experience and knowledge which is currently not written down.

So ... do you have an allotment in Birmingham? Are you growing anything unusual and would you be willing to answer a few questions about it? Any help is much appreciated.

I am blogging my ventures here: Sowing New Seeds in Birmingham

[Helgalush]

Hello and welcome to the Grapevine

It sounds very interesting what you are doing, I hope it goes well.

I am afraid I cant help much - I am in the West Mids, though in Coventry not Brum, and this is my first growing season so I am not growing anything unusual - although in future years I might be.

Good luck.

[zazen999]

Hi Sam

I also work for Garden Organic

*waves

Are you based at Ryton at all?

[ginger ninger]

Hello Sam and welcome to the vine.

[Florence Fennel]

Hi Sam and welcome to the Vine! Sounds a very interesting project.

[sowing new seeds]

Nice one!
sadly not, I'm a bit of a freelancer. Thanks for following the blog

[lottie dolly]

hello sam,and welcome to the vine,
i wish you all the best with your project,