Food & sustainable production, general, Health

Not much growing in the community garden

Not much growing in the community garden. Is not a great comment, but it highlights perhaps peoples expectation of ‘fast food’ fresh veg, as in the supermarkets or ‘Instant Gardens' as seen on TV,We actually have plenty in the community garden, 3 fruit bushes, as well as gooseberries, perennial onions and more.Herbs that can be… Continue reading Not much growing in the community garden

Food & sustainable production, general, Health

We all want some figgy pudding

OK, Christmas isn’t for another 350 days at time of writing this. However we can forward to hopefully some sunshine in the summer. And yes you can successfully grow figs in the Midlands.  If your short of space, there are even dwarf fig trees nowadays, suited to small gardens. Maybe we’ll have a fig tree… Continue reading We all want some figgy pudding