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Handmade Beauty Hamper

9 months ago by Katie

Ever since owning my allotment I've dreamed of making my own jams, preserves and drinks using homegrown produce that I've lovingly looked after and harvested. That feeling soon evolved into wanting to make more homemade goodies and this past Christmas I've bee...

Elderberry Jam

1 year ago by Katie

This year was the first time I was able to forage a large amount of elderberries, they were early but I was ready and I managed to pick over 1.6kg! There was a bumper crop this year and I was so pleased, a few months ago now I had helped myself to the flowers ...

Elderberry Syrup

1 year ago by Katie

Fate was on my side this year with the Elderberry season it seems, it's the one crop I usually end up missing and always regret not being able to forage. I'm usually too caught up with our last garden shows of the year or busy harvesting the pumpkins and squas...

Butternut Squash Soup

2 years ago by Katie

It's currently the middle of January and Winter is still here with the extra bonus of a biting cold wind. I headed up the allotment early one morning to do a few tasks and I was looking forward to a special lunch time treat. You just can't beat coming inside t...

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How to make Nettle Fertiliser

2 years ago by Katie

Nettle Fertiliser

2 years ago by Katie

Back in July I went foraging on the farm in Wales for some nettles, now you might be thinking I was crazy but I was in fact going to be making my own nettle fertiliser and it was a job I was very excited about. I've been meaning to make my own for a few years ...

Blackcurrant Cake

2 years ago by Katie

What do you do when you only have a handful of blackcurrants? Make a cake of course! My blackcurrant harvest was a tad rubbish this year, I was too late in harvesting them and unfortunately most of my crop were either over ripe or had ended up on the gr...

How to Make Nettle Fertiliser

2 years ago by Katie

Stinging nettles are literally everywhere at the moment and even though they have such a bad reputation they can be used for so many good things. Not only can you cook with nettles to make delicious dishes but they can be used to make natural fertiliser feed t...

Wild Garlic Butter

2 years ago by Katie

As you all know by previous posts I managed to find a beautiful little spot down on the farm with an abundance of wild garlic growing. As a complete garlic lover I was so excited to have found it and for the past two years I've been heading down there with a w...

Marrow Soup

3 years ago by Katie

The growing year is ending for the majority of vegetables on plot 15c and the courgette is one of them, not that it's a courgette anymore! Turn your back for a few days and those lovely tiny courgettes will soon turn into marrows and I had just the recipe for ...

Foraged Elderberry Syrup

3 years ago by Katie

I can't quite believe it's September already and the hedgerows are brimming with foraging goodies, one of the early croppers is elderberry and for the first time ever I was determined to harvest some! For years I've been foraging elderflower (my favourite!) bu...

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Handmade Beauty Hamper

Elderberry Jam

Elderberry Syrup

Butternut Squash Soup

How to make Herbal Bath ‘Tea Bags’

How to make Nettle Fertiliser

Nettle Fertiliser

Blackcurrant Cake

How to Make Nettle Fertiliser

Wild Garlic Butter

Marrow Soup

Foraged Elderberry Syrup

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