On the twelth day of Christmas my true love shared with me 12 tips for food growing Heard on the radio, the third most googled item to buy in the …
Pesto galore
Edible Campus volunteer Isabelle Low writes: Hooray! The hungry months are over; and we are now starting to have to deal with seasonal gluts instead. I have a little veg …
Eating dandelions
Edible Campus volunteer Isabelle Low writes: Annoying weed or good for the environment? Bumble bees, beetles, birds, butterflies and a host of other beneficial insects all look to the dandelion …
Lots of Rhubarb!
Edible Campus volunteer Isabelle Low writes: Lots of rhubarb in all the Edible Campus gardens at present: fresh and juicy. As well as rhubarb crumble, why not try making rhubarb …
Another two nettle recipes
Edible Campus volunteer Isabelle Low writes: Here is a further recipe using seasonal nettles. Thanks to Lindy Maclean for sharing this recipe. Ingredients 200g freshly picked nettle tops 1kg granulated …
Workshop: Seasonal veg growing in Strathkinness Q&A
After the resounding success of our first online gardening workshop on seed sowing last week, we continued today with another one presented by another local veg growing guru, Bob Bilson …
Workshop: Sowing seeds for your veg plot
Above is a recording of an online gardening workshop from Tuesday, 7th of April. The workshop covers basic spring veg seed sowing tips and reusing your recycling for plant pots …
Gardening at home – No pots? No problem!
It’s March 2020, we’ve all suddenly had a bit of a shock regarding our ability to go and buy food, either through limited access to shops (self isolation) or limited …
THE HUNGRY MONTHS
By Isabelle Low Come spring, the winter crops of cabbage and kale and leeks have bolted and the stores of potatoes, onions and roots are running out. Spring vegetables have …
Farming for the zero carbon future – a visit at James Hutton Institute
Today we heard from Climate Change Commission that UK must cut land use emissions by two thirds to meet our goal of zero carbon by 2050. There has been much …
What to Eat Now – January
Are you doing Veganuary? Good for you! A few suggestions. On a vegan diet, it’s really important to make sure that you eat a balance of 50% vegetables and fruit, …
We Have the Best Volunteers!
One would think that December is a quiet month in the garden, not with our amazing team of volunteers.