Winter veg

What’s been happening on the fields? Our first year at Matfen was informative.  We were keen to get started so we got to work planting all the brassicas… the pheasants, […]

Spines, thorns and prickles

When is a thorn not a thorn? You will know about thorns on roses.  How could you not! But did you know that, technically speaking they are not thorns but […]

We are looking for a second grower

Self Employed Horticulturalist GO Local Food wants to recruit an experienced grower to join our team. Go Local Food is offering a contract for 16 hours per week during the […]

Ferns

Ferns The Victorians loved all things to do with ferns – they were mad for them! There is even a word for this – pteridomania!  (Pterido is the latin word […]

Elm trees

Lots of elms We all know about how the English Elm (Ulmus procera) has nearly disappeared from the countryside since the 1960s, because of Dutch Elm disease.  It is now […]

The days are getting longer

2 hours more daylight Anybody who walks (a dog perhaps) first thing or last thing will have noticed longer days.  It seems like around 5pm now, or even later, when […]