The Good Life Project

🦆I think the saying 'nice weather for ducks' sums up today's weather ☔. But despite the downpours we managed to get things done. The hotbeds are almost filled and we have been replacing the old woodchip in the polytunnel 😀🦆☔🦆#healthandwellbeing

@accrosscollege students spent the morning helping us to finish manuring the polytunnel beds, sowing salad leave seeds and filling pots ready for planting. They did a great job! 👩‍🌾👨‍🌾👍

If you happen to discover a hibernating #bumblebee while digging in the garden, try to avoid disturbing her too much and loosely re-cover her to allow her to hit the snooze button until spring... . #bumblebee #winter #hibernation #wildlife #nature #conservation

This week we sowed some more sweet pea seeds. These were kindly donated to us from Thompson and Morgan. We have already been preparing the flower bed, digging in plenty of manure. These will stay inside until they germinate as they are also loved by mice 🤣🐁🐭 #thanktyoutandm

An exciting delivery arrived this week. It was a very kind donation of seeds from @srkitchengarden Their donation helps us to provide a range of horticultural therapy activities, growing flowers and new vegetables as part of our new Seeds to Success campaign 😀#seedstosuccess

The first seeds of 2020 have been sown. These are some half hardy annuals so they need to be sown nice and early as they can take a while to germinate. Thinking of summertime 🌺🌞 #seeds #summer2020 #gyoforwellbeing

If your in need and in the Pendle area please come along. No questions, no prejudice, no stigma, just help and support. Oh and free hot meal and selection boxes for the kids.

This week is #SelfCareWeek Take time to do things you enjoy. Spending time outdoors 🌿🌻 is a great way to boost your mood & evidence shows it can help your health and wellbeing. If you or anyone you know would like to take part in gardening activities get in touch 😀

Our lettuce seedlings we sowed a couple of weeks ago are growing nicely. Are you growing anything over winter? 🌿🥗🌿 🍽#growyourown #gyo #allotments #healthandwellbeing

Had a great meeting with Jayne from @PendleHillLP today to discuss the programme for our next bloc of People Enjoying Nature sessions. We've some great activities planned! In the meanwhile give our Winter sessions a try..... December 5th-Wreath Making. As always absolutely free!

Our Wednesday morning group have spent the last two weeks picking and pickling all the chillies 🌶, have you been preserving any fruit or vegetables? #autumn2019 #growyourown #gyo

Spending time outdoors is great for your health and wellbeing. Today we spent the day learning the skill of hedge laying. We also had the opportunity to have a relaxing walk round the scenic Downham countryside looking for fossils. #MentalHealthAwarenessDay

First frost of autumn 2019 ❄🍂❄ #autumn2019

It's beginning to look a lot like autumn 🍂🍁, mornings at the allotment #healthandwellness #Autumn

Harvesting potatoes 🥔🥔 & runner beans at our ladies group this afternoon. #vegetables #gardening #Wellbeing

We are going to have a go at growing cactus from seeds, any advice welcome! 🌵#seeds #gardening #horticulturaltherapy

There's a few remaining spaces on the first free activity session this Thursday. We will be having a nice walk in Downham and then learning more about archaeology from an expert! Free transport available, with pick ups in Burnley, Clitheroe, Nelson and Colne.

I always think of the dig for #potatoes 🥔 as treasure hunting. The exciting search through soil, finding the potato treasure 🥔🥔👩‍🌾👨‍🌾 #allotment #edibles #horticulturaltherapy

Our new cut flower garden✂️🌹🌻🌺 is looking fab, the Sweet Peas are filling the air with their gorgeous scent #Flowers #cutflowers

June & our medical students on a mission pricking out Kohlrabi seedlings🌱 they have a system 👍@UCLanMedicine #teamworkmakesthedreamwork