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GREENING BEESTON GROWING FOOD LOCALLY

Our aim is to show how to grow food locally, which then has no carbon footprint.  We can only grow a small amount of food in the planters but we hope to inspire people to grow food in their own gaedens, planters or window boxes.

CHILWELL ROAD PLANTERS

Broxtowe Borough Council has allowed us to use 3 of their planters near the tram stop in Chilwell Road to grow some food plants.  People are welcome to take leaves, flowers or seeds, as appropriate.
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Planter 1
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Planter 2
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Planter 3
Planter 1 has broad beans, now over, and thyme now flowering  providing late forage for pollinators.  Also a nasturtium which has edible flowers and seeds.
Planter 2 has strawberries and sage. People are welcome to snip off runners if they want strawberries 
in their garden or windowsill. Just peg down on soil with a hairclip or opened out paper clip.
Planter 3 has a bay tree and pansies (edible flowers which look pretty in a salad or on a cake).

GREENING BEESTON'S PLANTER AT THE CANALSIDE HERITAGE CENTRE

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We also have a larger planter at the Canalside Heritage Centre.

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