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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS

up carrots fresh from the ground ready for
your plate.
The crops grown on our allotments, which
are located off the drove just past Manea
Pit, vary from the usual runner beans,
carrots, potatoes, cabbages and tomatoes,
to the slightly more exotic kohlrabi, sweet
potatoes and even melons.

We have all types of fruit trees from the
run of the mill plums, apples, and pears to
the more unusual such as nectarines and
mulberries. Some of us even have grape
vines (great if you like making your own people who are still happily working their
wine). plots into their seventies and beyond.
We grow flowers which can be cut for a We are a welcoming lot and are willing to
vase at home, and of course the bees love offer advice and a helping hand.
them.
You don't need to be an experienced
There is no denying having an allotment is gardener - you just need commitment.
hard work. If you think having an allotment is
But the rewards are manifold, not only do something you would enjoy then drop an
you get to enjoy the fruits of your labour, email to: maneaallotments@yahoo.com
but gardening is great for your mental Or, if you prefer, pop down to the site,
well-being, it is good exercise and there is there is usually someone about, especially
nothing quite like that feeling of being at mornings and at weekends, and you can
one with nature.
see for yourself what we have on offer.
Our members range in age from young
families, to teenagers and upwards to Sarah Cliss

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