Hi all,
Our Association’s first monthly meeting of 2026 will be held at the Oakwood Centre in Woodley on Monday 20 April at 7:30pm.
We will begin with a short update on allotment business, followed by a talk by Krishna Neupane, a member of the Integrated Research and Development Centre (IRDC) in Berkshire. The IRDC works with the University of Reading on growing produce sustainably.
Some of their aims include evaluating plant variety performance and testing whether promoted varieties perform well in real-world or specific conditions. They also focus on understanding environmental interactions—recognising that what works in the lab does not always work in the field. Their work also involves trialling products and practices under natural variables such as rainfall, temperature, soil types, pest pressures, and farm management styles.
Krishna is one of several Nepalese plot tenants at our allotment site, and I am sure this will be a very interesting presentation.
The talk will last approximately 45 minutes. We look forward to seeing you all at our first meeting of 2026.
Many thanks &
Kind regards
Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee
