Vegetable smoothies and juices are definitely on trend. Whilst offering a great way of getting your five-a-day we definitely advocate enjoying a glass of beetroot juice as part of a balance diet, rather than a meal supplement….we sure can’t weed on vegetable juice alone! But these juices are a great way of enjoying our nutrient

It’ll come as no surprise that we are big veg eaters here at the Real Food Garden, but sometimes we all need a sweet pick me up. After experimenting with a variety of savoury veg recipes we’ve recently turned our hand to baking some sweetmeats to sustain us through the afternoon weeding! Here are some

Recently we visited a good friend at Woodland Valley Farm near Laddock. Chris Jones farms in an inspiring way. He expects a lot from himself as farmer and guardian of the land and he expects a lot from his farming. I knew several years ago that Chris had turned his grass-dominated fields over to herbal

Yesterday I saw a baby grass snake on our compost pile. I beamed with joy and awe at this amazing creature and the first thing I thought was “yet another reason I love being organic”. Like hundreds of other growers and farmers in the UK and amongst thousands across the world and millions in the

Known for its health benefits and flavour alike, garlic is perhaps our favourite of the allium family, which includes leeks, onions, and shallots. Whilst it is a relatively new addition to the back garden allotment (garlic doesn’t even feature in some of our older veg growing books!), it has been consumed by humans for several

Early summer is the turn for the Chenopods or Amaranthaceae. Exotic sounding and indeed they can be exotic. The plant family of chenopods includes plants such as quinoa from the Andes and orache with its deep red leaves. It also includes more familiar foods such as beetroot, spinach and chard. Beetroot originates from the wild