Putting up the polytunnel is definitely a team game. Setting the posts in concrete to make sure the tunnel doesn't get blown over; wrestling with the hoops of the structure, putting in the ridge poles along the roof and making sure it all fits together. Not something you want to do alone if you can help it. There is still lots to do but once it is up and running we should be growing tomatoes, cucumbers, basil and also, hopefully, winter salad veg. It'll also give us somewhere to hide from the rain when it gets to heavy...It's important that we increase the variety of produce we grow in order to make the project interesting and to give people the chance to learn about growing food locally. We must increase the amount of locally grown food if we are to reduce the damage we are doing to the environment through food miles (the distance food travels before it gets to our plates) and to increase the amount of healthy food we can offer to local people.
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