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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Melting the concrete
The unrelenting hot, sunny weather, coupled with the dearth of rain, means that it is going to be hard to plant out the remaining squash and sweetcorn. I’ve managed to clear the ground needed by pouring the contents of the … Continue reading
A changing dietary landscape
From the age of 16 to 26 years old, I was an ovo-lacto-vegetarian. It wasn’t hard, in the sense that I ever felt tempted to eat meat. It was hard in the sense that there was often little choice of … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Permaculture
Tagged land use, meat consumption, veganism, vegetarianism
14 Comments
‘Sorry for the lack of vegetables…’
When I went to my local organic farm today, there was a note apologising for the fact that, due to lack of rain, there were no vegetables for sale. So, it’s not just me then! However, the shop-bought parsley I … Continue reading
Yorkshire Stone
It doesn’t look like the fence on the left side of my garden is going to go up any time soon but I have been making plans for such an eventuality. There’s no point in continuing with the business as … Continue reading
Who doesn’t like to party?
This weekend gone, we were at Old Sleningford Farm for a magnificent party. I didn’t manage to speak to all of the 100 or so guests but every conversation was worth having. I also got some dancing in! Anyway, during … Continue reading
Posted in In the kitchen, Permaculture, Social
Tagged fennel, Old Sleningford Farm, strawberry jam
10 Comments
Wind damage
There have been worse gales than the one we had on Thursday. In fact, the wind wasn’t that strong really. It was just strong and my garden didn’t like it. I am sure the tomato plants will recover. The flowers … Continue reading
Nutrition and ground cover
I had originally been going to write a post about the colour red, having seen the beautiful blooms on my rose this year. Last year, there were hardly any flowers, so it was a little disappointing. There are also the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, In the kitchen, Permaculture
Tagged micro-nutrients, perennial ground cover, soil restoration
16 Comments
Rewilding
My current read is Feral by George Monbiot, which discusses his vision for returning the uplands of Britain, such as Snowdonia and the North York Moors, to a more natural state, put in simplistic terms. In a post I wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Days out, foraging, Permaculture, Wildlife
Tagged elderflower, George Monbiot, ox eye daisies, rewilding
10 Comments