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The Tree Reopens!

Wed, 03 Feb 2021Wed, 03 Feb 2021

Written by Francesca Paini. The Tree Student Volunteer Welcome back to semester 2! As things slowly pick up again, The Tree too has reopened. We have moved to delivery only to …

Posted in Food, Social Enterprise, The Tree, Transition University of St Andrews  • 

The Tree (Except Veg Bags) Slowing Down Over Winter

Thu, 26 Nov 2020Fri, 27 Nov 2020

Winter is here and The Tree is set to slow down. Except for veg bags, which will continue throughout winter, the last day of orders is Sunday 6 December. The …

Posted in Food, Sustainable Living, The Tree  • 

Pesto galore

Fri, 26 Jun 2020Fri, 26 Jun 2020

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 …

Posted in Edible Campus, Food, Food growing  • 

The Pandemic Elsewhere: a Dispatch from Greece

Thu, 11 Jun 2020Thu, 11 Jun 2020

While I’m very much still in St. Andrews, I want to talk about an incredible initiative from Athens. Social media have allowed me to stay in contact with Khora, where …

Posted in Food, International, International Development, Sustainable Living, Uncategorized  • 

The Co-operative Resurgence

Tue, 19 May 2020Tue, 19 May 2020

It’s week 8 of lockdown, I had just sat my last university exam and after 2 months of being a slave to my desk I was finally free. I’d seen …

Posted in Food, Food growing, Sustainable Living, Uncategorized  • 

Eating dandelions

Sun, 10 May 2020Sun, 10 May 2020

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 …

Posted in Edible Campus, Food, Recipe  • 

Lots of Rhubarb!

Sat, 02 May 2020Sat, 02 May 2020

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 …

Posted in Edible Campus, Food, Recipe  • 

Another two nettle recipes

Fri, 24 Apr 2020Fri, 24 Apr 2020

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 …

Posted in Edible Campus, Food, Recipe  • 

What to eat in Spring

Wed, 15 Apr 2020Thu, 16 Apr 2020

Edible Campus volunteer Isabelle Low writes: as I posted last month, we are now into the hungry months when locally sourced fresh veg is hard to come by. So let …

Posted in Food, Recipe  • 

THE HUNGRY MONTHS

Mon, 23 Mar 2020Tue, 31 Mar 2020

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 …

Posted in Edible Campus, Food, Food growing, Recipe, Urban farm and community garden  • 

What to Eat Now – January

Wed, 22 Jan 2020Wed, 22 Jan 2020

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, …

Posted in Edible Campus, Food, Recipe  • 

Edible Campus Christmas Vegetables

Wed, 04 Dec 2019Mon, 24 Feb 2020

By Isabelle Low Whether your centrepiece is a turkey (hopefully organic and free range) or like me a stuffed portobello mushroom, there needs to be a lot of traditional vegetables …

Posted in Food, Recipe  • 

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