Deal Hop Farm - Season 9th Launch Meeting - Weds 5th Feb 2025 Lighthouse 6:30pm

Thinking of Joining The Deal Hop Farm in 2025 ?

We have our 9th Season Launch Meeting at the Lighthouse on Weds 5th Feb from 6:30pm ..

if you want more details please email dealhopfarm@gmail.com

Come and find out more about our Community Hop Growing project in Deal and surrounding district– the Deal Hop Farm.

In 2017 we launched a patchwork farm made up of peoples’ gardens, allotments, and community gardens & spaces.

In 2024 we had over 260 sites with some 400 people involved. Last year we produced 174 Kilos of hops and six beers with local brewers Chislet, Time &Tide and Shivering Sands

The idea is to work together to grow, harvest, learn, have fun with Hops and produce some quality local beer which is available in local pubs & outlets.

Come to the meeting to find out more or check out the details at Facebook or our website - @Deal Hop Farm/DealHopFarm.org.uk

1st January 2025 Beach Clean - Happy New Year

 

Well 1st beach clean of 2025 was a blast today... despite the conditions we had some 24 volunteers today and collected over 50kilos of rubbish off the beach.

We also found some Keys .. (please DM if they are yours)

We are back at Pier for our next beach clean on 

Sunday 9th Feb at 10am

Happy New Year

#DealWithIt #beachcleans #PickDealClean

New Years Day Deal Beach Clean - Deal Pier 10am Weds 1st Jan 2025

 

Walmer Beach Clean 15th Dec 2024

 

Thank you to our 20 volunteers on today's Walmer Beach Clean...

10 bags of rubbish collected today.

Our next community beach clean will be on 

Weds 1st January 2025 at 10am meet at Deal Pier.

#BeachClean

Also Later that week is the local launch of 

'Save Our Seas Deal & Walmer' 

Friday 3rd January 2025 5pm Walmer Parish Hall

If you care about the quality of the water on our shore please get involved

SOS Deal & Walmer - Launch Meeting 3rd Jan 2025 5:30pm

 

To Launch SOS Deal & Walmer 

a Public meeting booked at

Walmer Parish Hall at 5.30pm on Fri 3rd Jan 

and we expecting the national campaign group Surfers against Sewage, and SOS Whitstable 

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/boxing-day-dip-cancelled-as-beach-hit-with-no-swim-warning-316790/

 

Walmer Beach Clean 8th Dec - POSTPONED to Sunday 15th Dec

 We have decided to Postpone Tomorrow's Beach Clean in Walmer to the Following Sunday 15th Dec at 10am

Forecast is Heavy Rain and 50-60mph Gusts tomorrow so not the best weather for beach cleaning, xmas hats and mince pies :)

See you on the 15th at the Sea Cafe

Xmas Walmer Beach Clean Sunday 8th December 2024 10am

 

Deal Film Shows 'Six Inches of Soil'

 

Thank you to everyone who supported of film shows of ‘Six Inches of Soil’ and our apologies to anyone who we could not fit in. We had 79 people see the film and at the first showing we were lucky to have 5 local farmers present

Many thanks to Jack Scott for speaking at both events and to the Kent Museum of the Moving Image for hosting us. We are especially grateful to their volunteers for looking after us so well.

We took some £268 in donations which as well as covering our costs of £118.64 (for the film licenses & printing) allowed us to donate £150 to the Kent MoMI

Audience members can give feedback on the film : https://forms.gle/brn1NKj3gvwzBLY67 

You can now stream the film (£)in the UK on Amazon Prime or Vimeo .

The film producers have a ‘Dig Deeper’ section on our website to discover more and the Six Inches of Soil BOOK! “Six Inches of Soil: How to Heal Our Soils, Ourselves, and Our Communities Through Regenerative Farming”.

#SixInchesOfSoil 

Deal Town Council Climate Day Sat 16th Nov 2024

 

Sandown Castle Beach Clean 10th Nov 2024

  Thank you to our 22 volunteers at today's Sandown Castle Beach Clean - we collected about 18kgs of rubbish off the beach. A lot of dog bags and fishing line found.

We were joined by a squad of 4-6 seals today which was nice.

Our next Beach Clean will be at Walmer on Sunday 8th December 10am meeting at the Sea Cafe .. xmas themed one with mince pies :)

Six Inches of Soil - Deal Film Shows Nov 2024

 

‘Six Inches of Soil’ Film Show 6:30pm

Two showings: Thursday 14th and 21st November

Kent Museum of the Moving Image, Stanhope Road

The inspiring story of British farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities.

Six Inches of Soil

Free Film Show but donations welcomed.

Kent MoMI will have refreshments available from 6:30pm £.

Film will start promptly at 7pm and no entrance after film start.

Guest Speaker: Jack Scott – Local Regenerative Farmer & Countryfile Young Countryside Champion 2023.

Part of a set of events marking #COP29 – Organised by Deal With IT and EKCA

NB: Advanced Tickets ONLY – Book for either date using the following link

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/six-inches-of-soil-tickets-1034675150227

Apple Gleaning at Worth 17th October 2024

 

Thank you to our 16 volunteers at today's apple glean in Worth - we collected and distributed some 1.3tons to FareShare Kent and local food charities and schools:

• Bechange Community Hub/ Aylesham Pantry
• Deal Foodbank
• Dover Pantry
• Age Concern Sandwich
• Age UK Deal
• Golf Rd Community Centre Cafe
• Landmark Community Centre Cafe
• United Families UK
• Leaps & Bounds
• Pilgrims Hospice QEQM
• SE Kitchen
• Emanus Dover
• Meals Made with Love Thanet
• Bright Sparks Nursery
• Sandown Primary
• Hornbeam Primary
• Beacon Primary
• Kingsdown Primary
• Eyestone Primary
• Warden Primary

If your charity or school would like to get produce please email gleaning@dealwithit.org.uk

This was our 40th glean of the year and so far we have collected and distributed 17 tons of produce

Thanks again to Rory &Verity at Felderland Farm PYO for hosting us again

#gleaning

Walmer Castle Beach Clean 13th Oct 2024

 

Thank you to our 15 volunteers on today's Walmer Castle Beach Clean ...beach generally good, a lot of fishing wire and couple of dumped fuel containers

Our next community beach clean is on Sunday 10th November 10am at Sandown Castle Community Garden Deal Kent

#beachclean

Six Inches of Soil - Film shows Nov 14th & 21st 2024 #COP29

 

Walmer Castle Beach Clean - 10am 13th October

 

#GreatBritishBeachClean 15th September Deal Pier

 

Thank you to our 20 volunteers on today's #GreatBritishBeachClean - We were logging what we found in quite a detailed way as part of the Marine Conservation Society citizen science survey of rubbish on the UK's beaches

Our next Beach Clean will be at Walmer Castle on Sunday 13th October starting at 10am

Sandown Beach Clean 18th August 2024

 

Thank you to our 20 volunteers on today's Sandown Castle Community Garden Deal Kent beach clean ....about 30kgs of rubbish collected.

Unfortunately a lot of beer cans, dog poo bags and fag ends around the prom shelters.

Our next beach clean is on Sept 15th 9.30am Deal Pier - part of the MCS 'Great British Beach Clean' week.

#PickDealClean

Beefest at the Captains Garden 25th August 2024

 

Open Days at the Captains Garden 2024

 

July Beach Cleans