Jane's Delicious Garden: An Organic Guide to Growing Your Own Food

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Aasif Davidson with his sculptures on display at the Sitting With It BA Fine Art Degree Show, 2022. Image courtesy of the artist. Come and be a part of our revolt. This celebration of artistic talent and performance is not to be missed!” More information

Here are some crop idea lists to help you plan out your own food garden. Vegetable food garden crops They range from bars in trendy Chorlton to takeaways in the heart of the city, critically acclaimed restaurants, and homely local cafes. For me the most important aspect is having a community that can offer fair opportunities that don’t exploit an artist’s desire to show their work to the public. Our ‘grow your own’ workshops are perfect for aspiring gardeners and the more green-fingered among us. You can expect tips, our seeds of knowledge from over the years of sowing, growing, and cooking across the litter and getting hands-on experimenting with forgotten foods and exploring new ways to grow.A Delicious Garden aims to encourage exactly this — a community. Through the exhibition and a range of activities – including a free artist-led workshop on Sunday 16 April – the artists invite others to share ideas, art or chat over a coffee or tea.

From the postbag, Emma and Chris chew over your gardening questions including what causes tomato leaf curl and how to regrow supermarket herbs. And you can discover more about a little weed called nipplewort.

Four ways to preserve tomatoes

He chats to Kirsty Wilson, herbaceous supervisor at the botanic gardens, to discover more about its 350-year-old living collection of plants and its research projects. In this month’s podcast, Fiona chats to environmentalist Jane Davidson – our new Vice President - about the impact of climate change on her life and her gardening. My good friend Shannon from the Little White Barn made roasted artichoke hearts with some fresh herbs and it sounds amazing! The purpose of a food garden is, of course, to grow food. A garden may be to supplement a bit of your produce, grow and can a year’s worth of pasta sauce, or feed your entire family. Whatever your garden goal, planning out the food garden is a key part of success. A Delicious Garden is co-organised by participating artists Sasha Napoli and Aaron Jolley, both fine art graduates from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies.

Wythenshawe residents react brilliantly to the 'silly' claim that it's commonplace to be beaten to death on the way to buy a pint of milk Plus, get free VIP access to my Resource Library where you’ll find insider freebies not readily available to the public. These tomatoes are a great variety for canning, cooking with, or even using on sandwiches or in salads. Good news! We still have two workshops upcoming this year. Firstly, we have our ‘Fermenting the Garden’ workshop on Thursday 17 th March where you can spend the day learning all about fermentation. You will discover how different fermented fruit, vegetables and drinks have enriched our diets and improved health for centuries. You’ll enjoy interesting talks, demonstrations, lunch with our chef and much more! Now that we’ve got some decorating and entertaining inspiration for a garden party, let’s create an unforgettable menu!

Preserving: sweet or tangy

But the reason is that the fruit grows to be around a half pound each which makes it a good sized tomato to work with in the kitchen. She shares the benefits of permeable paths and gravel gardens for absorbing run off. And growing a short flowering lawn – with beneficial plants - for attracting insects. Fiona and Emma also discuss how low hedges of lavender and herbs can function as pollinator corridors, and which wildlife habitats can be slotted into a small garden. Everything we do at THE PIGs is drive by the Kitchen Garden, and we know so many people share our passion for all things plot to plate! New for 2022, we have launched an exciting series of ‘grow your own' workshops at THE PIG-at Combe, our Elizabethan gem in the Otter Valley – ‘Kitchen Garden Gurus’. These workshops are hosted by our Group Head Kitchen Gardener Ollie Hutson and a local friend of ours Mark Diacono along with a few members of THE PIG team. Heinz tomato ketchup has gone up in price significantly with food inflation so now is a great time to think about making your own. Our easy recipe will show you how. Well, you now have 15 tomato varieties to choose from. Hopefully, you’ll find the perfect fit for yourself and your garden.

If you don’t have the space to dig in a traditional vegetable garden with rows, or to install a raised bed or two, there are plenty of options that give green thumbs the opportunity to grow edibles. Sneak food plants into your ornamental garden among the perennials” Gardening Your Front Yard: Projects and Ideas for Big and Small Spaces, by Tara Nolan Crop idea list for food gardensI’m really excited to be a part of A Delicious Garden. I love the idea of combining multiple creatives into one event and to be working alongside some other great Leeds artists. As part 2 of our supper club this month, today we are sharing garden party menu ideas to pair with the gorgeous table decor, dining table centerpiece and entertaining ideas. Chris Collins and Fiona share tips on conserving water, the importance of nurturing your soil and your front garden. We're doing a lot of work conserving Scottish native flora, as well as plants that are dying out in the rest of the world,” says Kirsty. “It’s important to understand biodiversity and plant life – and the species that are struggling - so we can protect them…and raise awareness with governments.”