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Author: Jenni Cresswell

Saskia’s ‘Glutney’ Recipes

One of our favourite Weald chefs shares her (not-so-secret) recipes with us to help deal with the season’s gluts.  This … More

apple chutney, food glut, glutney, harvest, harvest glut, tomato chutney

Scrumping & Scything: perfect autumn bedfellows

Adding further flavour to autumn, read on for how to scrump and scythe the Brighton Permaculture Trust way. Scrump: definition … More

apple day, apples, harvest, scrumping, scything, stanmer park

Glorious Gluts!

The bounty of late Summer can be delightful, but can also create some problems of its own – how do … More

autumn harvest, drying, fermenting vegetables, food glut, Food waste, freezing, harvest glut, jam, pickling, preserving vegetables

Welcoming Weeds

This week, Saskia – volunteer at our Weald Community Allotment – shares with us why sometimes it is worth making … More

Eat weeds, foraging, green manures

Update on Comfrey Tea

A couple of months ago I wrote about my preparations for making comfrey ‘tea’: a highly nutritious plant feed, particularly … More

comfrey, comfrey tea, organic plant feed, plant foods

Cram Full with Courgettes

We’re getting to that time of the summer when every trip to the plot is filled with trepidation: how many … More

Courgette recipes, food glut, organic harvest, ratatouille, summer harvest

Grafting with Peter May

Propagating fruit trees doesn’t need to be hard graft.  Here Peter May – Brighton Permaculture Trust’s fruit tree expert – … More

apples, chip budding, fruit tree grafting, propogation, side grafting

Living with the Enemy

As the summer progresses and our harvests increase, it can feel like we’ve gone to war with the entire insect … More

ants, aphids, beneficial insects, ecosystem, infestations, organic, pests, slugs, snails, whitefly

How to water well this summer

Summer in this part of the world can, as we know all too well, be frustratingly unpredictable.  However, even if … More

drought, mulching, supporting soil, water, water collection, water conservation, watering plants

Growing with Camilla, Fred and Charlie: part 2

Camilla, Fred & Charlie continue with their quest to grow organic vegetables & fruit for the very first time. Read on … More

family, first time gardeners, food, gardening, learning to garden, organic gardening

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  • Exeter Street Hall’s £2 Talk Series – ‘Grow your Own’ with Brighton and Hove Organic Gardening Group – 18 March 2026
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