Large containers, plastic sheeting, polystyrene and top soil required! Can you help?

stapletontavern

Hi All,<div><br></div><div>I come cap-in-hand to see if any of you good people may know where we can source some of the things we need to help kick off our roof garden food kitchen project.</div><div><br></div><div>We are trying to keep costs and wastage down, it would be great if we could re-use any junk/clutter that people are wanting to shift in the local area. What we are ideally looking for are as follows;</div><div><br></div><div>- Home recycling bin-sized plastic containers, although we can always trim larger items down to suit.</div><div>- Strong plastic sheeting which can be used to line old plastic crates and turn them into growing spaces.</div><div>- Compost, manure and top soil to get us started while our compost heap is taking its time doing its thing.</div><div>- Old polystyrene or hardcore to allow drainage on plants.</div><div><br></div><div>We are happy to come and collect in the local area, so please do get in touch if you have any of the above that you would like to be rid of, or can point me in the right direction. thestapletontavern@gmail.com</div><div><br></div><div>Many Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Sam</div>

vetski

@stapletontavern, sometimes the council sells/gives away the compost it makes from food waste, but I don't know who you should contact - try the Environmental and Parks departments. For manure, go to Trent Park Equestrian Centre near Oakwood tube - they have a small Alpine range of the stuff, and are always happy to see some go to a good home. Ask at the office first and they will let you drive into the yard so you don't have to carry bags too far.

Idoru

People on Freecycle are quite often giving away gardeny stuff. You might find signing up to that helps: http://www.freecycle.org/group/UK/London<br>;

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gardener-joe

strengthen that roof!

vetski

@stapletontavern, compost giveaway at Alexandra Park tomorrow: <A href="http://www.harringayonline.com/events/compost-give-away-1">http://www.harringayonline.com/events/compost-give-away-1</A>;

Stella

If you still have a need for manure by end of next week, let me know. A friend of mine has two horses on a yard with plenty of manure. I guess I could persuade her to bring a bag or two. Depends on how much you need. For a little herb garden, 10 to 20 kg should be enough, I think. <br>

miss annie

<p>I'm imagining that it's more than a little herb garden - are you going to do something like this? </p><p><a href="http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/arthur-potts-dawson-changing-the-world-one-sustainable-restaurant-at-a-time/">http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/arthur-potts-dawson-changing-the-world-one-sustainable-restaurant-at-a-time/</a></p><p><a href="http://www.wellseasoned.co.uk/blog-entry/_/rooftop-adventures-in-the-urban-wilderness/74/">http://www.wellseasoned.co.uk/blog-entry/_/rooftop-adventures-in-the-urban-wilderness/74/</a></p><p>And then of course there's Budgens amazing rooftop farm!</p><p><a href="http://www.thorntonsbudgens.com/food-from-the-sky">http://www.thorntonsbudgens.com/food-from-the-sky</a></p>;

stapletontavern

thanks for the info guys, we aim to use as much of the roof as possible, so maybe slightly smaller than the Budgens operation.<div><br></div><div>@Stella - we would be happy to collect within the local area, please do let me know.</div>

miss annie

Well, I'm sure that whatever you do will be splendid! Look forward to hearing how it goes.

Stella

@stapletontavern<;br><br>Well, the yard is not exactly in London, but my friend will be at mine next weekend, so you could collect it from my place which is basically around the corner :-)<br>

stapletontavern

@Stella That would be fantastic! many thanks :-D

Stella

I wouldn't say no to a beer or glass of wine, you see? :-)<br><br>No, I'll let her know to pack up two bags and bring them over. That should get you started. Could I have a look at your garden? As it happens I'm with the Dalston Roof Park project and a bit of a gardener myself and the herbs are my speciality.<br>

stapletontavern

@Stella - I am sure that can be arranged..<br><br>Unfortunately we are unable to grant access to the public to the roof (Health & Safety) - But I am more than happy to send some "before" photos over. I will be working on it today to clear the years of rubbish that has accumulated up there and to intall our smoker!<br>

andy

@stapletontavern - building a smoker has been a half-hearted project of mine for about a year. i've got books, plans, the lot. Are you buying or building?

Stella

@Stapletontavern I see. No problem. I was just curious. My friend hasn't come back to me yet, I'll let you know as soon as I hear. She might not say anything and just rock up with the bags. We'll see. If you get manure beforehand, just let me know. <br><br>By the way: a smoker sounds rather intriguing. Not too much work and can be made yourself.<br>

stapletontavern

@andy @stella - We will be making it from a stainless steel freezer we cleared out of the basement. We have all the bits to make it work, all we really need is a reliable source of good smoking chips/sawdust (Beech, Oak, Hickory, Cherry, Apple, Birch, Maple) Our Chef (Ross) is very much looking forward to getting some tea-smoked duck on the menu

Stella

Sounds rather delicious. Put some orange zest in as well. :-) <br><br><br>

stapletontavern

@Stella Roger that!<div><br></div><div>I will be away from Fri-Mon this weekend, if your friend comes through and you need to get rid before then, please let me know and I will send one of the staplelads round to collect. Thanks again,</div><div><br></div><div>Sam</div>

Stella

Oooooh, maybe that lovely bar tender? haha. I have to admit, I've only been in your pub once, but I intend to come more often. I think it's a really really nice place.<br><br><i><b>If</b> </i>my friend ever gets back to me, I'll let you know. Think I can hold on to it until next week. :-)<br>

vetski

<P>@stapletontavern, are you planning to make your own compost? If so, there's a compost bin giveaway for Haringey residents in N22 on Sunday - register on <A href="http://lcrn.org.uk/composting-bin-giveaway">http://lcrn.org.uk/composting-bin-giveaway</A>.</P>; <P> </P>

Stella

@stapletontavern<;br><br>Just heard back from my friend; the manure will be yours. She just can't say when exactly she'll bring it over, but it will probably will be some time next week. And she said it's best quality, well rotten manure. :-)<br>

stapletontavern

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">@Stella This is fantastic news! happy to collect as much as she can bring up (myself and the chef were plotting late into the night, and have only realised the scale of this project) - I will be back on Mon night/Tues Morning, so please drop me a line as to when is convenient, we are at thestapletontavern@gmail.com for privacy.</font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">best</div>

stapletontavern

@vetski Thanks for the heads-up, but I will be away this weekend, we had originally planned to build a composter out of the myriad of junk we have set aside from our cellar clear out.

Stella

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