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Category Archives: Local food
Making the most of the (food) seasons
We’ve had allotments for well over 30 years, and eating our own produce is an ingrained part of our family life. Alongside that, I’ve increasingly bought produce in season to enjoy at the time but also to preserve. First … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Food, Frugal, Growing, Local food, Uncategorized
Tagged Bottling food, Food, Food preservation, Frugal food, Growing food, Local food, Locavore diet, seasonal fruit and vegetables, Simplicity
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Taking stock
It’s all too easy to stay on repeat and just grow the same things and make the same jams and preserves year after year. But a minor mishap meant I needed to clear off the garage shelf where I keep … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Do what you can with what you have, Food, Frugal, Growing, Local food, Uncategorized
Tagged Allotment, Food, Frugal, Frugal food, growing, Growing food, Local food, zero waste
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When life gives you lemons: addendum
Posted in Climate change, Food, Frugal, Local food, Uncategorized
Tagged Food, Food preservation, Frugal food, preserved lemons, Simplicity, zerowastechef
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Fermentation: making sauerkraut
This one is for Richard xx My adventures in sauerkraut have not all been happy ones. It’s fair to say that I’ve had my share of (very smelly) experimental failures. But failure is a step on the path to success, … Continue reading
Fermenting: making kefir
I’ve been interested for a while in all things fermented, so when oldest son and daughter-out-law offered me some milk kefir grains earlier in the summer, of course I couldn’t refuse. I had a wee taste first, and to be … Continue reading
Food for thought, thought for food
I’ve always enjoyed learning new things. My current special interest centres on everything to do with food. where does it come from? how was it grown / made / distributed? what cultural history does it have? working to be more … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Community, Do what you can with what you have, Farming, Food, Growing, Inspirations, Local food, Reflections on life (and death), Uncategorized, Whatever next?
Tagged Allotment, Bath City Farm, BBC Food Programme, BBC World Programme, Britain's Fat Fight, Community, Food, Food policy, Growing food, Growing the Future conference University of Gloucestershire, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Local food, R4, Reflections
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Do what you can with what you have: fermenting well
On my list of things I’d like to do this year I included learning how to ferment (preferably without creating a new range of chemical weapons). To my surprise, I seem to have done exactly that. As I looked around … Continue reading
