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Rough Around The Hedges

Rough Around The Hedges

By Rough Around The Hedges

Rough Around The Hedges is about growing vegetables. It's about a personal journey towards being more self sufficient. It's about illustrating how anyone can grow vegetables no matter where they are from and what their circumstances are; whether you live on an acre of land or have a tiny courtyard garden.

"No matter where you are you can grow something to eat. Shift your thinking and you'd be surprised at the places your food can be grown! Window sill, fire escape and rooftop gardens have the same potential to provide impressive harvests as backyard gardens, greenhouses and community spaces."
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Brexit and our food system

Rough Around The HedgesAug 08, 2018

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A Peek Through the Looking Glass with Leon

A Peek Through the Looking Glass with Leon

I had the pleasure of chatting with Leon, chef patron of The Looking Glass in Cheltenham.  They've just taken on an allotment with the hopes of growing some of their own produce for the restaurant.  What's even better is that the allotment is a 2 minute walk up the road from them!  Talk about local food.  


"Our dream was to open a restaurant that showcased the best of the Cotswold's as we believe the region produces some of the finest ingredients our country has to offer. That dream has become a reality.  Our food is always fresh. Always free range. Always organic. Never imported. Never mass produced. Never ‘bought in.’ Everything is made in house; from our freshly baked birch sap roll & cultured butter to our elderflower vinegar.  Traditional sourcing, meets modern cooking…"


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Music track by:  https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads

Mar 04, 201944:34
Seed review for 2018 and what seeds we've bought for 2019

Seed review for 2018 and what seeds we've bought for 2019

I wanted to talk about how everything went in 2018...what worked on the allotment, what didn't and some of the reason's why.

It's been an interesting year and we've learnt a lot so hopefully next year, we can use the experience to grow more food, more variety and be more productive.

Music by DJ Quads - SoundCloud
All seeds purchased for The Real Seed Catalogue. (Not a sponsorship)
Dec 27, 201836:10
A chat with Hannah Mansfield
Nov 10, 201859:15
Brexit and our food system
Aug 08, 201828:34
Chatting to Matt & Katie about our allotment

Chatting to Matt & Katie about our allotment

This is the first time I've had "guests" on the podcast but who better to kick it off than Matt & Katie. If you've watched any of my YouTube video's you would have seen them plenty of times. Today we chatted about our experience on the allotment so far, ups and downs and things we've learnt. Hope you enjoy! Music by: @dcuttermusic / http://www.davidcuttermusic.com and https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
Jul 31, 201839:37
Can Market Gardening be Profitable

Can Market Gardening be Profitable

Lettuce shortage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44664834 Can market gardening be profitable? I think it can and today I go through few things to consider that can affect whether or not you could make money from growing vegetables on a small scale Music by: David Cutter Music - http://www.davidcuttermusic.com & https://soundcloud.com/andrewapplepie
Jun 30, 201822:51
The Future of Farming
Sep 24, 201734:53
Who gets farming subsidies in Europe
Sep 10, 201736:25
Food Politics Part 1 - What are farming subsidies: A Broad explanation
Sep 04, 201743:45