Rough Around The Hedges
By Rough Around The Hedges
"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."
Rough Around The HedgesDec 27, 2018
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
Seed review for 2018 and what seeds we've bought for 2019
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)
A chat with Hannah Mansfield
Intro music by: @dcuttermusic / www.davidcuttermusic.com
Outro music by: soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Brexit and our food system
www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/aug/07/uk-run-out-of-food-no-deal-brexit-national-farmers-union
www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/29/no-deal-brexit-food-supply-chain-crisis
www.theguardian.com/politics/shortcuts/2018/jul/12/a-no-deal-brexit-survival-guide-what-food-to-stockpile
Intro music by: @dcuttermusic / www.davidcuttermusic.com
Outro music by: soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Chatting to Matt & Katie about our allotment
Can Market Gardening be Profitable
The Future of Farming
What are the differences between them and what my thoughts on them.
Music by: David Cutter Music - www.davidcuttermusic.com
Outro Music by: soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Who gets farming subsidies in Europe
Music by: David Cutter Music - www.davidcuttermusic.com
Outro Music by: soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Food Politics Part 1 - What are farming subsidies: A Broad explanation
In the next episodes, we'll go into more details about this fascinating subject.
Music by: David Cutter Music - www.davidcuttermusic.com
Outro Music by: soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
Links / References:
fullfact.org/economy/farming-subsidies-uk/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_subsidy
www.economicshelp.org/blog/21641/agriculture/farming-subsidies-in-the-uk/
ec.europa.eu/agriculture/cap-overview_en
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/01/farm-subsidies-blatant-transfer-of-cash-to-rich
www.desmog.uk/2015/07/27/landed-gentry-jackals-claiming-billions-farm-subsidies