BOTTLE IT

The weather has been wet and flatteningly (?!) windy recently, but by some miracle it’s been beautiful and calm today for our Hedgerow Harvests workshop.  In the depths of winter when we crack open the sloe gin and spread our jam or chutney,  a little of today’s autumn sunshine might leap out and take us back to these last warm days.

PURPLE PODDED

I’ve grown quite a few purple podded legumes (peas and beans)
this year and they do look lovely, but despite the fact that the
pods turn back to a more appetising looking green colour once
they’re cooked, they’ve not been a big hit at the table - “too stringy!”
“Hard peas!” Pretty on the plant, not so decorative pushed to the
side of a plate.