April: Top 5 tips

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

Winter at the allotment

Things have been pretty quiet on the allotment over the winter.  Still some hardy souls come along regularly enjoy the…

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…

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…

Winter Greens Trial update

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

Roasted winter veggies with satay sauce.

This is my favourite winter recipe – so hearty and delicious – it never fails to impress. It’s a great way to use…

Russ’s winter greens trial update

At the end of October I thinned out the seedlings as ruthlessly as I could. This meant removing around half…

Autumn at our community allotment

As winter approaches we are still getting a great turn out on Sundays (11-1pm).  The weather has been kind, making…

Russ’s Winter Greens Trial in his allotment poly tunnel.

I have had a poly tunnel on my plot for a couple of years but have never tried growing over…

Chocolate Beetroot cake

I worked with award winning photographer Lisa Barber to make and photograph the cake.  We tried the gluten free option…