Allotments : A new trend for Sustainable living

New fresh greens from the Allotment.

Outdoor Tomato growing.

Organic growing doesn’t take too much work, a bit more weeding but the benefits are greater. Organic veg is proven to be better for you.

A pond can add natures ability to create a biodiversity environment reducing greenfly and slugs using small pond creatures like frogs and dragonfly.

Fruit trees apples, pears, damsons, rosehips, elderflowers and blackberries ideal for juicing.Ideal to transfers your diet to a more veg based menu.

The Great British Allotment
The link above is a great article on the ever developing desire for people to become self sufficient.

What to do with all your courgettes?

Courgettes are very easy to grow and you don’t need to many plants. Grating then and adding corn and spices fritters are a great alternative to animal meat burgers.

Allotment courgette and corn.

Courgette and corn fritter ideal veggie alternative to meat burgers.

Ingredients: a couple of grated courgette, small tin of sweet corn or fresh, couple of eggs, milk and flour approx 50 grams. Spice smoked paprika,chilli, garlic.

Mix together and fry. Make sure you don’t make them too big and add milk and flour to create a consistency that works. Should look like a batter mix.