Local and seasonal food Leeks – winter standbys I have a love-hate relationship with leeks. Firstly I find them a bit tricky to…Cathy9th February 2016
Local and seasonal foodParticipant diaries Magical cabbage transformations Cabbage fermentation transforms it into sauerkraut In my first post for this blog I rather…Kaska10th January 2016
Local and seasonal foodUncategorized Root vegetables Part 2 – The White Ones Thank goodness the 'festive season' is over and I stop buying all that imported stuff you…Cathy9th January 2016
Local and seasonal food Root Vegetables Part 1 – the Red Ones I don’t know about you, but I haven’t got many ‘greens' left in the garden. …Cathy7th November 2015
Local and seasonal food The Bah Humbug guide to a low carbon Christmas Let me come out of the closet and reveal that I HATE CHRISTMAS. I especially…Cathy22nd October 2015
Local and seasonal food Preserves – summer in a jar Left to right: Blackcurrants, Jostaberries, Gooseberries If I had £1 for everyone who’s asked me…Cathy4th October 2015
Local and seasonal food Beans, Beans, Beans, Beans, Lovely Beans … Beans just picked … to paraphrase the well-known Monty Python song. Usually, by this time…Cathy12th September 2015
Local and seasonal food Courgettes – the ultimate glut Courgette bounty There’s a law of nature that says your mother-in-law is always a better…Cathy26th August 2015
Local and seasonal food Foraging: Low carbon food for free! If you’re anything like me, you just love getting something for nothing. Especially when you…Cathy10th August 2015
Local and seasonal food New Potatoes; a cautionary tale Potato plants I knew I shouldn’t have done it. The thing is that I’d got…Cathy22nd July 2015