The summer sun has given way to falling autumn leaves…
Cleaning Up and Looking Ahead
It’s amazing how quickly we moved from harvest celebrations to tidying up the garden and thinking about what the future holds for our plots and mini-farm in the coming year.
This season was very much an experiment for us. Over the winter we’ll be reflecting, planning, and figuring out how the garden should develop next season — and what principles it should operate on.
The past few months have given our team a lot of valuable insight. These experiences will help us shape an initial vision and gather ideas for how the garden might eventually sustain itself without relying on external support.
Thank You for the Manure!
Thanks to the generosity of the “Tabun” Equestrian Recreation and Rehabilitation Centre, we received a large batch of fresh manure, which we used to prepare the soil for winter.
Thank You — and Our First Preserves
We now have our very first batch of preserves from the mini-farm (not counting all the delicious treats that our gardeners had prepared earlier)!
Using the beets we harvested, we prepared a winter salad. The beets turned out so good that we were able to make the preserves without adding any sugar.
You could say we now have a prototype product that might one day become one of our little “export goods”.
We gifted these jars — together with small diplomas — to several organizations that supported us throughout the season, including the Astronomical Observatory, the “Tabun” Equestrian Recreation and Rehabilitation Centre, Kraków Zoo, and the Symbioza Environmental Education Centre.
We are incredibly grateful for their support and hope they enjoyed the beet treats!
Preparing for the Next Season
When the garden rests, the gardeners take a moment to rest too.
This is the time when we gather our thoughts, reflect on the past season, and begin thinking about how to organize the life of the garden next year.
We are also preparing a series of garden design workshops, which will be led by our gardener Kasia.
Event Timeline
17 October
We welcomed horticulture students from the University of Agriculture. It was a great opportunity to introduce them to the garden, explain how it works, and walk around the plots together.
