Love Lavender: Shortbread recipe

Lavender is renowned for its healing properties and is one of the most popular essential oils in aromatherapy.  French chemist, … More

Ruth’s top tips for June

1. Plant out seedlings such as beans, courgettes, sweet-corn. 2. Sow successional salads, dwarf beans, peas. 3. Feed with seaweed … More

Winter Greens Trial update and fabulous traditional Japanese Fuyuna recipe

The Winter Greens have provided the most amazing source of fresh veg over the dismal winter months. Visiting the poly … More

Volunteering at our community allotment: INTO transforms our south plot

A lot of great things have been happening at our Organic Community Allotment this spring.  A group of seventeen staff … More

The delightful Gabriel reporting on the Team Pollinate workshop this Sunday

A great little video from Gabriel – a regular at our Sunday Allotment Sessions.  The Team Pollinate Workshop is Sunday … More

Review: No Dig Gardening Talk by Joshua the Gardener

We had an excellent illustrated talk by Joshua on 8th March at the Phoenix Community Centre.  Joshua was inspired to … More

April: Top 5 tips

April should be a time when we really start to feel the warmth of Spring; we hope the weather catches … More

Preventing food waste recipe: Healthy mango and banana “ice-cream” smoothie

Do you ever have some bananas that become too brown for anyone to eat?   Pop them in the freezer … More

Fermenting vegetables with Kate Harrison

Why ferment vegetables? I began my journey with fermenting because I wanted another way to preserve the glut of vegetables … More

Winter Greens Trial update

After the mayhem of Christmas & New Year, it was a pleasure to be able to escape to the allotment … More