Our kitchen has been the site of an enormous apple mountain over the last week or so – which is all very appropriate considering that October 21st was Apple Day, when communities up and down the country celebrate the humble apple. We have but one apple tree of our own at the moment - a highly [...]
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Apple Days, chutney and a small homage to Downton Abbey
Posted in orchard, pantry, pudding club, tagged Apple Charlotte, Apple Chutney, Apple Day, Downton Abbey, Downton Pippin, October Half Term activities on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cider, pots and pans and toast as tree decoration.
Posted in feasts and festivals, orchard, tagged wassailling on January 20, 2010 | 3 Comments »
January – dismal? Never. Every Wednesday this year so far has been enlivened by a good snowfall but when surrounded by the white sparkly stuff it is hard to think of preparing for a good harvest later in the year. On the plot we like a party and an opportunity to make a bit of [...]
We have visitors this week – of the kind who turn up with bounty from their garden….in this case a huge bag of gorgeous dusky plums. So in between a visit to the local tennis courts for the apprentices to try out their newly acquired rackets and here for inspiration I have been creating goodies [...]
The promise of good things
Posted in orchard, tagged blackberries on July 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If ever I were holed up in a cave or stuck on a desert island the one food stuff that would sustain me indefinitely would be blackberry yogurt. Of all the fruits blackberries are my all-time favourites. The memory of all those years spent blackberrying around the Pembrokeshire lanes with my mother probably has something to do with it. [...]
Parks of plenty
Posted in gardens, orchard, tagged gardens, local food, orchards on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today is a fruit day, that is, if you are a biodynamic gardener as I am. And so in between the showers I have overhauled the strawberry patch (lots of flowers already) and planted more in hanging baskets where they are easily harvested by us and not so by the slugs. I’ve planted a new pear [...]
