Onion-stoppable teamwork

10 Goodgymers helped their local community in Islington
Hermione Taylor
Matt Burton
Emily
Caitlin Rollison
StephDucat
Harriet King
Mehmet
Deirdre
DaMarcus
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Islington

Monday 23rd March

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Hermione Taylor
Hermione Taylor

SESSION ORGANISER

StephDucat
StephDucat

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Tonight kicked off with me leading my first GoodGym run, kindly assessed by Steph Ducat - while I'm happy to say I got everyone there in one happy piece, I'm a bit ashamed by the short length of it...! Next time, I'm gonna train you harder!

We then returned to the scene of Saturday's pesto-making , continuing on the mission to rid Olden Community Garden of the pesky invasive species: Three Cornered Leek.

Digging the plants out of the rocky, steeply sloped banks of the orchard - carefully ensuring that all the bulbs are lifted from the ground - made for tricky work in the dark, but satisfying too. Once dug, another team carefully separated the leaves from the roots, so that Islington council can safely dispose of the stubborn little bulbs.

We all went home with a bag of Three Cornered Leek leaves, ready for some pesto making back at home. Perhaps we should host a taste-test next Monday?!


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A two-acre oasis of greenery in Islington, running along the railway tracks beside Drayton Park station.

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StephDucat

Mon 23rd Mar at 11:58pm

Well done Hermione on your first group run as organiser and run leader

Anastasia Hancock

Tue 24th Mar at 11:51am

Well done Hermione - sounds like a great session. Congratulations, you comp-leek-ly smashed it!

Jack

Tue 24th Mar at 12:56pm

nice!

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