Kale – Root to Shoot: leaves, flowers, sprouts and more!

Kale – Root to Shoot: leaves, flowers, sprouts and more!

by | Apr 5, 2019 | Allotment, Autumn, Blog, Gardening, Homesteading, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Organic Home and Garden, No Hungry Gap, Organic, Permaculture, Polytunnel, Recipes, Seasonal Cooking, Spring, Summer, The Creative Kitchen, Winter

Kale, a nutrient dense vegetable high in vitamins, is well known for its many health benefits. Easy to grow and winter hardy in the UK, it’s a fantastic plant for the hungry home gardener. Kale’s delicious leaves make a tasty addition to all kinds of meals...
On this harvest moon…

On this harvest moon…

by | Sep 27, 2018 | Autumn, Blog, Gardening, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, Mulching, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, No Dig Organic Home and Garden, No Hungry Gap, Organic, Permaculture, Polytunnel, potions, Preparing The Soil, Preserving, The Creative Kitchen, Winter

This week began with the Autumn Equinox, the festival of Mabon, which starts on September 21st although the actual time of the equinox was Sunday 23rd at around 2am (in the UK). Day and night are of equal length once more, before the nights get longer and the days...