Orto di Casa Cecconi

My first allotment, and then one thing leading to another...

Wednesday, 5 August 2020

Apologie van een tuin

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Iemand noemed mijn tuin 'een puinhoop'. Volgens die iemand, doe ik niet genoeg om mensen te laten weten wat ik ben met mijn tuin aan...
Friday, 3 May 2019

Organic, local, artisanal bread

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When I first came to Woerden I was very excited by the presence in town of an artisanal baker that uses organic flour. At a time when it...
Thursday, 18 April 2019

Blooming weeds!

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It is over a year since my last post and l'Orto di Casa Cecconi has a new home, in the Netherlands. A rather beautiful, large patch of l...
Monday, 2 April 2018

Bench grafting

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While I did do some field grafting  and budding at Wisley, I had never done any bench grafting. The opportunity to practise, however has co...
Thursday, 1 March 2018

Glass cutting

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More panes on the ground than on the frame! With my newest plot I inherited a rather wrecked glasshouse. I don't seem to have been ...
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M.Paola Andreoni
I got the first allotment in 2007 (in the UK) and started growing my own food for the 1st time. Learning as I went along was not enough, so I studied some horticulture. I am striving to abide by organic principles, and, faced with the horticultural warfare, I have become a conscientious objector. Brexit gave me a new life in the Netherlands, and two new plots by a nature reserve. I write in my personal capacity and, as a language perfectionist and a non native speaker, I keep reviewing my entries' text for clarity.
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