By Kirstin Lamotte, Guardswell Grows.

September is full of amazing produce! We are still harvesting the last of the summer crops from the glasshouse and polytunnel - tomatoes, aubergines, cucumbers, padron peppers - and now we have lots of Autumn crops coming through too - cabbage, broccoli, leeks...a squash or two (unfortunately they weren't as prolific as I had hoped - a project for next year!).

Guardswell Farm is a glorious haven for a variety of native and migrant wildlife. This was clear as soon as I started working here earlier in the year. What I am told was once an area quite void of animal and plant life could not be further from its present state.

By Jade Stott

Local producers, farmers and makers. A sustainable alternative to your weekly shop.

A day like today. Today was a perfect day for getting ready for the year ahead. Others may have done their “year ahead” getting ready at the start of January, but now, the second week of February, our year is starting.