The Smallest Smallholding

Allinson Herb Kitchen Garden Blogger Challenge

Lucy — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:32:59 +0000

I was contacted by Allinson bread to be a part of their Blogger Challenge – they sent me a Kitchen Herb Garden and asked me to come up with a recipe that incorporates the fresh herbs grown in the windowbox, and if possible some bread, too. So being a veggie, I wanted to come up [...]

Making the Most of a Weedy Wonderland

Lucy — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:43:20 +0000

Since all the rain and now all the sunshine, it’s been another explosive growing week here at the Smallest Smallholding. I’ve been far too busy with my new work contract, renovating Mum’s living room, trying to stay on top of the house and my running regime (I use the word regime very loosely) to dedicate [...]

Easy Cheesecake Recipe – Yoghurt Cheesecake

Lucy — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:27:32 +0000

If you like cheesecake, you’ll love this quick and easy cheesecake recipe. I mentioned previously that during our trip to Yeo Valley, We were treated to a cooking demonstration by chef Jaime – a sourdough bread (recipe coming soon), tea smoked trout and unsurprisingly, a yoghurt-based cheesecake. Our lunch, served up in the Organic Gardens [...]

Yeo Valley Organic Gardens – Part 1

Lucy — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:06:01 +0000

It’s been a long time coming, but finally here’s my take on the Yeo Valley Tour… As the raindrops stick to and meander down the window panes for the umpteenth day in a row, I can’t quite believe the luck that we had on the Tuesday that we visited the Yeo Valley farm. Some [...]

Rehome Ex Battery Hens in Scotland

Lucy — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:17:55 +0000

I just wanted to do a quick shout out to one of the very few Ex Commercial/Ex Battery Hen Rehome organisations in Scotland – Homes4Hens. Homes4Hens are based near Dumfries/Glencaple in Scotland and at present have rehomed over 1100 ex-commercial hens… but they desperately need to find more homes for these girls! At present they [...]

Droughts

Lucy — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:57:15 +0000

I’ve been experiencing two kind of droughts recently – the widely anticipated water drought that has lead to a hosepipe ban in our region, and the other type of drought… the one that hits your wallet and your bank account. The question is not what or why. We all know that the lack of rainfall [...]

And the winner is…

Lucy — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:55:24 +0000

… Sue of Our New Life in the Country! Well done Sue, I hope you enjoy your trip to Yeo Valley. If you missed your chance to enter my competition this time, why not take a look at Yeo Valley’s upcoming talks over the summer here.

Happy Easter

Lucy — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:10:51 +0000

After March’s glorious (but temporary) triumph of Spring, I’ve been a bit disgruntled that the flip flops have been relegated back into the shoe cupboard once again. It felt as though spring had a somewhat false start, and after the sleet-dribble earlier this week, burning the last of the wood in the fire in the [...]

Win 2 Tickets to Exclusive Alys Fowler Talk at Yeo Valley Organic Gardens

Lucy — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:46:58 +0000

Exciting news, folks! I have two exclusive tickets to give away to an Alys Fowler talk on Edible Gardening, to be held at the Yeo Valley Organic Garden and Tea room. That’s a pair of tickets that you could win to attend a talk by Alys and tour of the Organic Gardens, worth £150! All [...]

Product Review – Edenbox

Lucy — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:32:31 +0000

I was recently contacted by the creative marketing minds at Edenbox to try out one of their new products, “an allotment in a box”. I love getting free things and parcels of nice stuff in the post, so I readily agreed. On Friday my own Edenbox arrived. No sooner had I accepted the parcel from [...]