From SAGE member Trevor Moore The SAGE garden is moving into hibernatory mode. At least, much of the greenery of the last few weeks has served its time, the produce has been harvested and sold. Yet it has more time to serve for it will now help with restoring the soil for the next intern.
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From SAGE member Trevor Moore I look forward to visiting Leanne at the SAGE garden every couple of weeks because I always receive such a cheery welcome. She says that she never knows what she’s going to talk about and yet for twenty minutes or half an hour I say nothing (which is a rare
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from SCPA-South East Producers The “Farms with a Future” project, managed by SCPA-South East Producers, has been holding Ground Work Days across the region and is holding one at the garden of 2015/2016 SAGE Market Gardener Intern Sasha Ermichina in Turlinjah later this month. WHEN: 9am – 4pm Monday 26 March WHERE: Leaf and Petal,
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From SAGE member Stephanie Williams Eating seasonally reminds us that non-instant gratification can be sensational because waiting patiently for each crop is a lesson in joyful anticipation. And there are so many colourful, nutritious and delicious fruits and vegetables in the garden that it’s hard to choose between them! Blackberries – thornless (Rubus fruticosus) The
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From SAGE member Trevor Moore No market gardener can expect to ply his or her trade without the use of analytical equipment. I was not, therefore, surprised to find Leanne slaving over what Charles Babbage would have called an analytical engine. For some reason, as you can see in the picture above, the computer (as
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From SAGE member Trevor Moore I found Leanne in pensive mode when I called to see her this week. “I am going to be doing my final planting,” she said to me, “probably next week.” Her internship is coming to an end. She’ll be sad to leave but she knows the end of one chapter
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From SAGE member Trevor Moore The SAGE garden is a riot of greenery. Well, perhaps the word “riot” suggests a certain lack of randomness and disorganisation. That is not what I mean to imply; rather I mean that there is green everywhere and that, to my simple mind, suggests a productive garden. Leanne, of course,
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From SAGE member Trevor Moore The SAGE garden is a riot of green and I found Leanne weeding. While I have been away swanning around Éire she has been hard it trying to balance helping with the milking at home and keeping on top of the garden. She’s worrying about the soil; it’s gone clumpy
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From SAGE member Trevor Moore I have remarked in previous blogs about Leanne how happy she always seems to be and today was no exception. I found her weeding … and happy in spite of this Sisyphean endeavour. She had taken her eyes off the ball last week and, given the recent rain, she was
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From SAGE member Stephanie Williams A vast array of food plants will be thriving in the soil over the coming months. Here’s just a couple to get us started, and some nutritional facts we may never have known. Beetroots (Beta vulgaris) Right through spring and into early autumn these magical deep red globes packed with
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