Saumon à l’oseille is a popular French dish served in bistros across the country at this time of year when sorrel is...
March Recipe – Salmon and sorrel sauce
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February Recipe – Jerusalem Artichokes Three Ways
Jerusalem Artichokes Three Ways I had this as a starter at the Landgate Bistro in Rye and have tweaked it and cooked...
February in the Allotment
It's Wales in the allotment in February - mainly leeks and daffodils!
July Recipe – Asparagus peas and mangetout
Up until now I have grown asparagus pea only because they look pretty. I was unsure how to cook them and found them a...
Open Day 2011
Our Open Day was held on Sunday 3rd July. The weather was glorious and although the turnout was disappointing those...
Better beetroot
Our secretary, Mary, has just lifted the most beautifully formed lush beetroot I've ever seen! Certain prizewinners...
Onions or trees?
'What are you doing in amongst those trees?' asked Eddie, our Chairman. I was in the onion patch harvesting the...
New building taking shape …
The storage shed toilet facilities have now been completed and the water and drains connected. The landscaping has...
Smitham Show 2010
On 21 September Smitham Primary School held their first horticultural show in conjunction with Smitham Allotments...
Frank Jordan
We were saddened to lose one of our most respected members, Frank Jordan, when he passed away suddenly in the spring....
Preparing the ground
From October 2008 to the early summer of 2009 Thames Water took over most of the site to install a 3metre square pipe...