Tag Archives: City Farms

City Farms and us

Posted on December 14, 2017 by deborah @ the magic jug

We go back a long way, us and City Farms.  Almost all the way, it transpires.  The first City Farm in England was set up in London (Kentish Town) in 1972, growing out of a community arts group (Inter-Action, founded … Continue reading →

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The Gap Year: October ‘adventure’

Posted on November 14, 2016 by deborah @ the magic jug

Another month where you might not consider what we did to be an adventure, but I do. Because we didn’t go away anywhere or do anything exotic, and yet it was both familiar and unfamiliar, and quietly entrancing. We stayed … Continue reading →

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Two Sundays, two countries, two festivals

Posted on June 23, 2015 by deborah @ the magic jug

Festival one: Weinfest: an annual event in the village in the Black Forest. celebrating the wine they make.  A long weekend of fun and entertainment.  It feels like everyone from the village goes, and there seems to be an agreed … Continue reading →

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