Ann used Barbara’s excess raspberries with foraged sloes to make jam, which not only got first prize in the Banstead Horticultural Society Autumn show but also a blue ribbon awarded for an outstanding exhibit.
Here is the recipe.

Ann used Barbara’s excess raspberries with foraged sloes to make jam, which not only got first prize in the Banstead Horticultural Society Autumn show but also a blue ribbon awarded for an outstanding exhibit.
Here is the recipe.
Early summer in the allotment. This is the time when we start to harvest: broad beans, cherries and first early...
Early spring in the allotment means daffodils and blossom, forced rhubarb and digging potato trenches.
A hedgehog has been seen in the allotment this morning!
Saumon à l’oseille is a popular French dish served in bistros across the country at this time of year when sorrel is...
Jerusalem Artichokes Three Ways I had this as a starter at the Landgate Bistro in Rye and have tweaked it and cooked...
It's Wales in the allotment in February - mainly leeks and daffodils!
January in the allotment is always quiet, but here are some photos of new and existing life in the allotment.
Some photographs from the allotment in December
A great winter warmer – Jerusalem artichoke soup.
Preparing for the darker winter season. Some photos from November in the allotment.
Some photographs from the allotment in October
Here are some photographs from the allotment taken in September.