Our latest news…
Things are hotting up in our composting corner….
Last week we started down an exciting new path in our composting journey when we set up our new Green Johanna hot composter, alongside our existing cold composting bays.
Rooted in learning: why food education matters
One in three children don’t know that bananas grow on trees, 2 in 5 that potatoes grow underground and 1 in 5 think fruit and vegetables are nothing to do with farms and are only available from shops. These terrifying statistics were recently collated by Hello Fresh.
A very dry July and a very flappy night!
This week a group of us met up to water the orchard together, but once that was done and the sun went down, it was time to swap watering cans for bat detectors and head out on the hunt for some nocturnal visitors!
Every drop counts - helping our young orchard beat the heat!
Discover how we’re helping our new community orchard at Lords Mead survive the heatwaves.
Welcome to the new Rooted Chippenham website!
Our new website has been designed to make it easier than ever to discover what we're doing, find the information you need, and get involved!
Our community orchard takes root at Lords Mead
Chippenham residents come together to plant our first community orchard!
A new home for our brassicas
Protecting our crops for years to come from pesky caterpillars!