by Adam | Sep 10, 2020 | Recipes
Here is a really simple and relatively low-in-sugar recipe for Damson Jam. Damsons are more bitter than other plums but make great jam. Damsons are a sub-species of plum that crop well throughout the UK, blossoming in April and fruiting between August and October....
by Adam | Sep 6, 2020 | Recipes
Here is a Sloe Gin alternative courtesy of northern Spain: a classic Basque drink called Patxaran. It is similar to sloe gin but made with Anise rather than Gin. Patxaran is a very popular drink in El País Vasco (The Basque Country) dating back to the middle ages that...
by Adam | Aug 19, 2020 | Foraging
Herbs are very easy to grow and as well as being wonderful to cook with, also make medicinal, tasty, fragrant infusions that are better for us than shop-bought bags or leaves and free once you have your plants. Let’s take a look at some of the different...
by Adam | Aug 19, 2020 | Recipes
Ultra easy Nutella-style Hazelnut Spread Recipe that you can make in minutes. Great way to use hazelnuts that grow so well in the UK. In another post we looked at Nuts we can grow in the UK. Hazelnuts are the easiest to get a decent crop of and can be grown...
by Adam | Aug 17, 2020 | Nutrition
Let’s take a look at edible and inedible parts of plants that we typically grow in our gardens and allotments to ensure that we are making maximum use of our crops and avoiding plant parts that can poison us. As we have become more affluent our tastes have...
