I have an allotment which I share with three other mums. It’s great because I don’t have the motivation or self discipline to cultivate my own garden, but when there are four of us sharing the work, and our children can run around together, it’s easier to be motivated. Tonight I made a meal entirely from the allotment. We had eggs from our two hens, courgettes, two different kinds of beans and new potatoes. It was all delicious. T’s favourite thing was the runner beans; he loves them and is happy to eat them every day which is just as well as I can’t seem to pick them fast enough. B preferred the potatoes - my little carb-loving baby. Unfortunately the allotment didn’t provide us with any pudding but we did have plums and strawberries from Over Farm which were delicious. We bought them earlier this afternoon at the Taste! Food and Drink Festival .
Growing our own vegetables is amazing. The runner beans are incredible. I pick a bag of them one day, and the next day there are loads more that need to be picked before they get too big and tough. And there are four families picking them! It’s a bit like having a magic bean plant. The perpetual spinach is similar – you pick a couple of leaves off each plant and the next day they have all grown back. Beetroot is a big favourite with both my boys and T can’t wait for the sweetcorn to be ready. I haven’t bought supermarket vegetables for ages and so we’re saving loads of money, and they taste sooo much better.
7 years ago
