Award Winning Author
Im so proud to have won the 'Best New Book' in the Guild of Food Writers' Awards. Writing the 'Allotment Cookbook' was such a delightful...
Not Long Now
Most people wont notice a thing. Given when it happens they will be absorbed in pre-christmas hysteria securing those last minute...
Crazy Time of Year
I genuinely believe that a veg grower has to be inventive, or they will go mad. This time of year the line between normality and insanity...
Last of the Toms
The plants are all looking pretty sorry for themselves but the las The yellow pear shaped ones are particularly sweet and tasty and the...
Grape Jelly
I didnt do anything with the grape harvest last year, instead leaving them to the birds. This year I have decided to share them. At...
Onions- not to be sniffed at
Onions are a bit taken for granted I think. There was a time in history when they were considered to be magical and even used as...
Works of Art
Globe artichokes are so elegant on the plot. They are like old friends coming back to visit year after year. Posh, sophisticated...
First Egg
I've waited for years before getting chickens. It always seemed like too much responsibility. now i see they just need food, water, a...
Spring in my step
This time of year, being a gardener is like being a child waiting for Father Christmas...'four more sleeps till Santa comes'. All around,...
