Warm root vegetable salad
Kitchen Garden, Meat Free Monday, Uncategorized

July 2018

It feels like such a long time since I wrote my last update, even though it’s only been a month! But what a month – with hot weather, a homemade irrigation system, our first taste of garden carrots and beetroots, and a delicious summary recipe to enjoy them too! If you’re just here for the… Continue reading July 2018

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Article, Grow your own, Kitchen Garden, Uncategorized, Update, Veg Garden, Vegetables

May 2018

At the end of a busy Bank Holiday weekend, I just wanted to share a quick update from the garden, because I can’t believe we’re already harvesting and eating our home-grown produce in May! The recent rain and sun weather combo has probably helped a lot, but I didn’t expect to be eating from our… Continue reading May 2018

Article, Food, Grow your own, Kitchen Garden, Uncategorized, Veg Garden, Vegetables

April 2018

We love eating lots of fresh veg and salad, so this year we’re growing our own. As you can imagine, I’m very excited. Having grown up in a village where having a vegetable patch is the norm, I was determined that I would do this myself when I left home – it’s just on a… Continue reading April 2018

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Growing your own, early fruits & Mum’s Apple & Bramble Crumble recipe

Some of my earliest memories are of warm summer days spent in the garden between tall forests of runner beans, and discovering muddy potatoes in the ground. The best part was always eating them, knowing that they had come out of our earth in our garden...