What to do with old sloe berries
Have you ever wondered what you can do with the leftover sloes after you’ve made sloe gin? This sloe port recipe is your answer!
Spring’s first flowers are edible: Pickled magnolia petals
As some of the first blossoms we see this time of year, look out for Magnolia flowers among all the bare branches you see this spring. Because of our clayey soils in Milton Keynes, you’ll typically find Magnolia trees growing in pots or standing proud in rich (slightly acidic) soils of people’s gardens. So if…
August & September Seasonal Foraging Finds: Blackberries
August marks the time for the humble blackberry to offer up a great introduction to foraging – as they’re easy to identify and relatively simple to pick…
Nettle Goodness – From Permie Plot to Plate
One thing we have no problem growing is nettles so it’s only natural that we’d want to investigate how we can make better use of these so-called “weeds”…