The Field
Plants For A Future's Cornwall Site
The Plants For A Future Site in Cornwall.
Surrounded by conventional fields, the heavily wooded Plants For A Future land
stands out clearly in the countryside. Yet, less than 20 years ago in 1989 it
was a barley field, just like the one you can see in the foreground of the
picture.
History of the site
Plants for a Future, a small environmental group run entirely by volunteers, was
established in 1989 when a 28 acre piece of land in Cornwall was purchased as a
place to demonstrate the many uses of plants with a very strong emphasis on
perennial species....
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Visiting The Field – Tours and Open Days
Some years we have one or
more open days during the summer, where visitors can come and be shown around,
learn about the land; the plants and our methods of growing them; and also to
taste some of the plants where appropriate – without the need to book up in
advance....
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Volunteering
There always seems to be more work to do at the land than there are people and
time to get it done. Therefore we actively welcome people who want to come
and stay for a while with us as volunteers....
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Letting the old pass away……
We have a large number of
old, rather pot-bound but nevertheless interesting and useful plants that are
not really suitable for a new plant catalogue.
You are welcome to come and
take as many of them away as you want and give them a new home – in return for a
donation of whatever size you feel is appropriate. The donation could also be in
the form of some of your time helping out.
Please phone to arrange a
time to come. You can also arrange to have a tour of the land at the same time –
paid for in time or money.
And bringing
in the new.
By late summer we are hoping
to have a new list of plants that we are able to supply. This list will by
posted on the website. Work parties and music evenings
A number of work parties and music evenings are being held in 2007.
All are welcome to attend the work-parties, for details phone Phil on 01208 873623.
Each starts at 2pm and is followed by a Music Evening at 8pm.
Land Club
Ever since we bought the land in 1989, we have been looking for a way to
safeguard its long-term future. We have put our hearts and souls into the land,
helping to transform it from a barren field to a lush green oasis that attracts
the wildlife from many miles around. It would just be horrendous to think of
this land going back under the plough.
In addition, we feel strongly that land should not be owned. It is there for all
the creatures and plants we share this planet with and we view ourselves as
stewards of the land rather than the owners.
We finally decided to establish a Land Club in order to ensure the long term
safety of the land. The Land Club has a legal constitution that is designed to
protect both the land and the members of the club. It allows members to grow
plants on the land whilst also respecting the rights of other creatures to share
the land with us. Members cannot own the piece of land they care for but, so
long as they respect the conditions of the club, they are given an annual lease
of the land that is automatically renewed each year.
At present we have six full members of the club with another three people
probably joining in the near future. There are still some vacant areas of land
for potential new members, but there is a fairly stringent procedure for
accepting new members.
The Land Club is now an established legal entity, but we are still (September
2005) going through the legal process of transferring the ownership of the land
to the Land Club
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