Community HarvestNewsletter
News, recipes and field notes from the field at Whetstone Pastures.
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Field News 31st July 2026
30 July 2026
The CHW committee received a lovely email this week, from one of our cropsharers, thanking growers and volunteers for a wonderful cucumber harvest. We have loved snacking on them with hummus (classic combo!) and making smashed cucumber salads with a dressing of sesame oil, ice vinegar, soy sauce, chilli, garlic (and…
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Community Harvest Whetstone — Field News 26th July 2026
26 July 2026
The winter cabbages are in, along with the last of the brussel sprouts — which means the crops that will feed us through the cold months are now in the ground.Alongside our usual…
Community Harvest Whetstone — Field News & Urgent Planting Call - 10th July 2026
11 July 2026
Community Harvest Whetstone — Field News & Urgent Planting CallSPECIAL NOTICE: DURING THE HEATWAVE WE WILL BE PRIORITISING VOLUNTEER AND STAFF HEALTH AND WELLBEING. THEREFORE,…
Welcoming, Cucumbers (And the New Committee)
22 June 2026
Dear cropsharers and membersAs many of you are aware, this week we elected a new committee. We are meeting this Wednesday to discuss positions etc. And we will inform you in due…
Things are looking up!
12 June 2026
Things are looking up this week. We have new crop-sharers joining, and we are excited about what changes the AGM might bring — this Sunday, 14th June, at 2pm (come at 1pm if…
IMPORTANT EDIT: DAY OF AGM
7 June 2026
Good afternoon!This is a quick reminder that the AGM Is one week today. That is Sunday the 14th June 2026.You may have noticed that our previous email said the correct date, but…
Reconnection, Community and the AGM
6 June 2026
Around and around it goesIf you listen to the world around us, there's a constant message. Keep going. Stay productive. Stay competitive. Stay on top of everything. Always be…
Rain, Sun, Thunder -- and irrigation tape
30 May 2026
What's happening here?Growing vegetables in heat presents a plethora of challenges, one of the main ones being that, naturally, they need water. That's a difficult thing to…
AGM, UPDATES & EVENTS
23 May 2026
CLICK HERE FOR THE SKILL SURVEY WE PROMISED AT THE LAST MEETING -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"knock knock"…
Updates from CHW & Exciting news!
13 May 2026
Good afternoon, CHW. First of all, congratulations, you are the first readers of the new digital edition of the CHW newsletter! We made the call to deliver the newsletter in this…