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Dear AutoPot Customer,
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Its been a busy last few months for AutoPot, with lots of commercial growers around the world deciding to start using AutoPot products in greenhouses and we've been over the the Las Vegas Hardward Show to exhibit.
All the plants at Brill View Nurseries, Oxfordshire, are now in full flower; Keep an eye out for the regular video updates at the website, which can be found by clicking here.
We'd like to say a special thank you to all of our Online Shop customers from the beginning of the year who have supported AutoPot and Little Growers, so much so, together you have helped us raise around £3,000 for the Little Growers Charity. This money has been used to donate AutoPot products to 36 schools in the Maldives and the remainder will be used to setup additional schools in the UK.
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AutoPot
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Little Growers
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- An Update on Brill View Farm
- National Hardware Show, Las Vegas
- Recent and Future Projects
- Link and Logo Request
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- New Little Growers schools to be set up for summer!
- Sowing Table
- Little Growers Maldives
- A warm welcome to Penistone Infants School
- Summer Recipe
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An Update on Brill View Farm
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In the last newsletter we introduced this years AutoPot Greenhouse Trials, which are taking place at Bicester, Oxfordshire in a large commercial greenhouse. We have been growing around 300 plants.
The latest video taken on 21st May 2010 has now been added to the AutoPot Homepage and within the Latest News section for 2010. Look out for these videos showing how the 2Pot extension kits can be used in a commercial greenhouse.
Brill View Farm Photo and Video area at AutoPot |
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National Hardware Show, Las Vegas
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Jason has recently returned from the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas where he was showcasing the AutoPot products to a worldwide audience of distributors and companies. It was an extremely successful trip with new contacts made and great interest shown in the AutoPot range, with the AQUAbox proving exceptionally popular amongst American distributors. As a result of AutoPot exhibiting Jason is now working alongside new suppliers within the American market.
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Recent and Future Projects
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With the recent success of AutoPot beyond the UK and around the world, we have now working with new contacts in both Barbados and the Maldives. Keep an eye on the Latest News area of the website, and forthcoming newsletters for more!
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Link and Logo Request
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We would once again like to request that you send your logos and contact details to us so that we can place them on our website and ask that you do the same with our logo details on your website to increase linkage and efficiency between our websites. By doing this site networking and internet search engine result efficiency are greatly improved.
Please send your logos and details to: barbara@autopot.co.uk |
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New Little Growers schools to be set up for summer!
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Little Growers is extremely pleased to announce we are working with six new schools across the UK in the summer term. We have decided to set up a new round of schools whilst awaiting full funding for our next round of 120 schools later on in the year. The schools will be provided with the Little Growers set up including a ploytunnel, AutoPot irrigation systems, Unwins Little Growers seeds and much more. In order for the schools to be as successful as possible Little Growers is partnering with three different organisations:
 Eastfeast
Eastfeast is a team of professional gardeners, artists and teachers that help schools deliver more effective learning based on working a school allotment through the seasons, culminating in a community feast. They work with students and teachers to develop the outdoor classroom, cultivating shared learning about the world in which we live, through food and art. We are extremely excited at Little Growers to be working with the Eastfeast team, who we met at the annual Growing Schools Conference earlier in the year. We hope that this initial Eastfeast and Little Growers partnership trialed in one school can be expanded into several schools when we receive the next round of funding.
To learn more about Eastfeast’s work please click here.
 Open Futures
Open Futures is a skills and enquiry-based curriculum development programme, linking learning and life. It was developed to help children discover and develop practical skills, personal interests and values, which will contribute to their education and help to enhance their adult lives. The Open Futures curriculum focuses on four areas: growit, cookit, filmit and askit. The Little Growers project will be integrated within all four areas with its rots within the growit aspect for the school but with connections to all four areas. Little Growers plans to work with four Open Futures schools to begin with, two within the South of England and two in the North of England.
To find out more information of the Open Futures programme please click here.
 3Gs Development Trust Wales
The Development Trust is made up of representatives of local Tenants and Residents boards, individual members of the community along with professionals. The 3G's Development Trust is a community regeneration organisation that serves Gurnos, Galon Uchaf and Penydarren in Merthyr Tydfil. The 3G's is a community owned and community led organization set up so that community members can have a voice in their community. We are extremely keen to work alongside the 3Gs Development Trust due to its long-term experience and the strong relationships it has built within its community, with previous projects including Film, cooking and Health projects. Little Growers is setting up one school within the area for this term, with hopes to expand across the community when we receive funding. To find out more about the Trusts work please click here
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Little Growers Maldives
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In the last newsletter we informed you of the addition of 36 Little Growers schools in the Maldives each with an easy2grow System to start their horticultural schemes. We have been in regular contact with the project manager in the Maldives in terms of partnership working, guidance and helpful tips from Little Growers in the UK.
At present the kits are on their way to the Maldives so watch this space for photos, videos and updates when the shipment arrives and the growing begins!
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A warm welcome to Penistone Infants School
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Little Growers is extremely pleased to announce the addition of a new school to our portfolio: Penistone Infants school in Sheffield is coming on board in the next month due to a generous donation from their PTA fund to begin a horticultural project. We were contacted by the school’s eco club volunteer Rebecca who had heard of the us through our article in the Allotment Association Magazine and was keen for Penistone school to become part of Little Growers. The school had previously struggled with their growing initiatives due to poor outdoor soil conditions and difficulty with growing within the classroom. We are therefore providing them with a polytunnel, irrigation systems and timber raised beds to overcome their prior difficulties and begin their hands on learning this summer. We will be sure to upload photographs and feedback from the children once Little Growers Penistone is up and running.
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Summer Recipe
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 Below is a healthy and energising recipe for a fruit smoothie to try now the summer is fast approaching and local fruits will be in abundance.
Smoothies are a great way for kids to have some of their five fruit and veg a day and are quick and easy to prepare. You don’t have to follow the recipe below you can have fun trying out different combinations using what you’ve grown in the garden, enjoy!
Banana Strawberry Smoothie recipe
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Ingredients:
- 1 Large Banana
- 200g/7oz Strawberries
- 240ml/8fl.oz Vanilla Yoghurt
- 120ml/4fl.oz Milk
- 4 large Ice Cubes, crushed
Instructions: Place all of the Ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
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That's all for now from AutoPot & Little Growers
Jason Ralph-Smith
- Director (AutoPot)
& Heather Pearl - (Little Growers)
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