July 6, 2013

IF you don’t already grow your own veg, now is the time to convert – and you could be reaping the benefit by October – or even sooner.

In the past, it was widely accepted and widely practised. If you had a bit of garden or an allotment in then you would almost certainly have grown some of your own food.

What goes around comes around – it was a necessity for people back then has now become a trend that is increasingly important in times of austerity. When you sow your first beans or plant out your potatoes you are joining a tradition that goes back to the earliest days of civilisation.…