We’re really loving the longer evenings- hard to think that we needed the greenhouse lights on until quite recently. We used some...

What a change in the weather- we hope it lasts for a while! Definitely time for outdoors reading and painting, and we did a few gardening...

We had a huge pan of pumpkin soup (using a monster pumpkin given to us from one of the Crow Wood allotment neighbours!), plus hot mulled...

We have a new group at the allotment, and lunch on our first session was veggie Korma- lots of picking and prep! Then just some stewed...

Our second session of forest school this year was a bit colder than the first, as the sun stayed behind the clouds. The trees are still...

This is another forest school recipe that you can do at home! When we make them at forest school, they're wrapped in foil and cooked...

Mulled apple juice is a delicious, hot, non-alcoholic drink, that has a very festive and wintery smell! We often make it over the camp...

This is a really simple recipe, but it's warming and perfect for a cold winter's day! We needed to use up some of our stored apples, as...

We’ve been looking at different foraged foods over the last few weeks- walnuts, quinces, and this week, apples. We learnt a bit about...

We had rain at forest school this week, so the camp fire was a very welcome addition to our activities! The children spent lots of time...

The chard patch has been totally reliable all summer, and we're still harvesting it. This week, I decided to use it in a veggie curry,...

We still have some tomatoes in the vineyard greenhouse, and they're still ripening - but all the outdoor plants have tomatoes that are...

This is an old recipe passed to us by a friend of a friend from their grandma- the proper way to get recipes! It makes a piccalilli-type...

The kids' reaction on being served this one? Ooh yay squeaky beans!!! I did manage not to look too shocked. I think. Anyway, runner beans...

This can be made using tinned or fresh tomatoes or tomato puree- and lots and lots and lots of courgette. Varying the herbs and spices...

There is a bit of a theme to the recipes at the moment... yes, the courgette are growing very well! This is pretty similar to the...

Although today on the allotment we were doing battle with the bindweed (it's never ending!), it was lovely to take stock and enjoy how...

Simple, quick and extremely tasty! Ingredients Courgettes (about 1-2 cupfuls of sliced courgette per person) Garlic (as much as you like-...

We have been able to resume some of our work with youngsters on a one-to-one basis, both at the allotment site and the forest school...

We've been using chickpea water, also known as aquafaba, for a few years now in vegan cakes and meringues- then wondered if you can also...