Tag Archives: vegetables

Taste the dirt difference

Organic fruit and veg – what’s your take? During the economic crisis, sales have taken a bit of a hit with many cash strapped families opting for “supermarket perfect” apples, onions, tomatoes and carrots. OK, so the mass produced variety … Continue reading

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Salad days

Regular readers will know that I like to eat seasonal food, to make the best of what’s grown locally. Admittedly, I’m hardly alone – everyone involved in the UK food industry seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. … Continue reading

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Bye bye supermarket (for now)

Only a few weeks ago the land around here was parched. We’d barely had any proper rain all winter and you’d be forgiven for thinking we’d moved to Morocco. The farmers were in particularly sombre mood as nothing seemed to … Continue reading

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I’m no Welshman but…

…I do enjoy a leek or two. And they’re now at their absolute best. We’re lucky in that I can pick a few, clean off the mud and have them in the pan within minutes. I must admit I find … Continue reading

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The joy of…autumn

To be honest, it’s not my favourite time. In fact, I find it really rather depressing. The heating is on again (and it seems to suck down oil at an alarming rate), the days are getting shorter and the garden … Continue reading

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We live green!

Just as the asparagus season has come to an end, we’ve taken delivery of our first crop of garden peas. There really is nothing to compare with their fresh-out-of-the-pod taste. Capturing their colour and freshness is a bit of a … Continue reading

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Local Kent aspargus coming to an end…

Sadly this might be the last of the asparagus this season. Grown one mile away and hand-delivered by our local farmer, Deryck Body. In return, we make sure Deryck can benefit from our own home-baking, it was double-chocolate brownies this time! … Continue reading

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