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veg hero – wet garlic
monday 21st may 2012
The mild, damp climate of the UK seems incongruous with growing a characteristically Mediterranean crop such as garlic, and with good reason. Unlike in France and Spain where months of unbroken, hot weather allows farmers to dry their garlic crops in open fields, att... continued
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fickle french weather and a (minor) carrot crisis
monday 14th may 2012
My father stopped keeping sheep 50 years ago, claiming, “They just keep finding new ways to die”. After three years of growing veg in France amid hail, Botrytis fungus and deluge, I’m feeling the same about peppers. Last week a break in the weather ... continued
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for those of you who eat meat
monday 7th may 2012
I am an omnivorous veg obsessive whose heart quickens at the sight of cabbages and chillies. However I have a pig-obsessed father, a butcher brother and two other cow-keeping siblings, so Riverford has always been a mixed if not predominantly livestock farm. Both her... continued
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so much for the drought…
monday 30th april 2012
Here in Devon the reservoirs are full, the river is topping its banks, our fields are sodden and planting has ground to halt. The crops that are already in the ground are lapping it up, especially the leafy brassicas, but this should be our busiest time for planting.... continued
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veg hero – asparagus
monday 23rd april 2012
As the months of hearty roots and greens give way to our spring crops, the appearance of asparagus is the definitive symbol of change. For the last few weeks it has been coming from our grower Pepe in Spain, as a warm up before the UK season, which has happily just a... continued
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