KatyMar 231 minMother’s Day, and making camp!We’re really loving the longer evenings- hard to think that we needed the greenhouse lights on until quite recently. We used some...
KatyMar 151 minBeautiful allotment afternoon!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...
KatyJan 91 minLast forest school session of the year!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...
KatyAug 29, 20211 minHigh summer cooking!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...
KatyMar 26, 20212 minSpending time in woodlandOur 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...
KatyJan 17, 20212 minRecipe: Orange cakesThis 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...
KatyJan 15, 20212 minRecipe: Mulled apple juiceMulled apple juice is a delicious, hot, non-alcoholic drink, that has a very festive and wintery smell! We often make it over the camp...
KatyJan 14, 20211 minRecipe: Baked applesThis 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...
KatyDec 4, 20201 minNews: Forest school cookingWe’ve been looking at different foraged foods over the last few weeks- walnuts, quinces, and this week, apples. We learnt a bit about...
KatyOct 23, 20201 minNews: Lovely bread on a stick, in the woodsWe 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...
KatyOct 20, 20201 minRecipe: Glossy green chard - it's still going! (into a veggie curry)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,...
KatySep 24, 20202 minRecipe: Green tomato chutneyWe still have some tomatoes in the vineyard greenhouse, and they're still ripening - but all the outdoor plants have tomatoes that are...
KateSep 9, 20204 minRecipe: Nanny Lugg's Runner Bean ChutneyThis 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...
KateSep 2, 20202 minRecipe: Runner bean curryThe kids' reaction on being served this one? Ooh yay squeaky beans!!! I did manage not to look too shocked. I think. Anyway, runner beans...
KateAug 29, 20202 minRecipe: Creamy vegan tomato and courgette soupThis can be made using tinned or fresh tomatoes or tomato puree- and lots and lots and lots of courgette. Varying the herbs and spices...
KateAug 26, 20202 minRecipe: Vegan courgette and olive tagineThere 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...
KatyAug 17, 20201 minNews: Wonderful veg!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...
KateAug 15, 20201 minRecipe: Garlic fried courgettesSimple, quick and extremely tasty! Ingredients Courgettes (about 1-2 cupfuls of sliced courgette per person) Garlic (as much as you like-...
KatyJul 1, 20202 minRecipe: Campfire curry and roti!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...
KateJun 12, 20202 minRecipe: Elderflower (or mint chocolate) no-ice-cream-mixer vegan sorbetWe'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...