Features
June in the Allotment 2022
June is the month of peas and broad beans. Here are some photos from the allotment in June 2022.
May in the Allotment
Here are some photos from May in the allotment. April blossom has started to fruit!
April in the Allotment
Some photos from April in the Allotment. A beautiful time of year with all the different blossom!
Hedgehog in Allotment
A hedgehog has been seen in the allotment this morning!
March Recipe – Salmon and sorrel sauce
Saumon à l’oseille is a popular French dish served in bistros across the country at this time of year when sorrel is fresh and plentiful. Although now considered traditional it was invented in 1973 by the Troisgros brothers in Roanne. Our sorrel has larger leaves and...
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 it at home, finding it a tasty and nutritious way of using one of the few allotment vegetables still available in late February. If you are not...
February in the Allotment
It's Wales in the allotment in February - mainly leeks and daffodils!
January in the Allotment
January in the allotment is always quiet, but here are some photos of new and existing life in the allotment.
December in the Allotment
Some photographs from the allotment in December