Green Dreams and Yoga

First carrots of the season!

Down by the potting shed...

Proud as punch with my heirloom carrots! #carrots #homegrown #allotmentlife #growyourown #nofilter

Bumper harvest from the lottie! #sweetpeas #nasturtiums #spinach #lettuce #swisschard #rhubarb

Mmm! Delicious light lunch of #avocado #salad #olives #hummus #balsamicvinegar all piled on top of a slice of #wholemeal toast 😍🙊 #vegan #vegetarian

So lucky to have friends in, erm, muddy, places ! 7 happy beds, manured and mulched with the most amazing leaf mould 😍☺️

When you get your fresh broccoli head home, be sure to chop off the bottom and place in a jug of water. You can then place the entire thing in the fridge, or in a cool place until ready to use. This will prolong the life of new broccoli as well as reviving that forgotten limp broccoli you found in the back of the fridge! You can also revive old or limp greens by placing in a bowl of icy water before using in the recipe. This hydrates the veg as well as 'perking it up' #tips #broccoli #veg #storingfood #storingveggies #vegan #vegantips

My leggy sunflowers have been repotted! I'll grow them on for a week or so and then begin to acclimatise them outside in my cold frame. 🌻

Ok so here goes for today's allotment update: Starting top left, the girls helping me set up our 6th no-dig bed. I will make a blog post about how I do these... although no bed is ever made exactly the same way as we use what we can scavenge! Then it's the girls' own garden bed where they have happily planted some strawberry plants (runners that were kindly donated by our allotment neighbour!) and then I started the structure for their broad beans and sweet peas to climb up. Next is the cold frame I hand built today using salvaged bricks and vintage windows from a local reclamation yard (these materials cost me less than £10!) Next is the new and improved campfire zone complete with straw bales sofas! The last two pictures show the allotment at different angles as the sun was setting today. Phew! Tired, achy and happy ☺️ #allotmentlife #allotmenttour #allotment #gardeninglife #gardening #outdoors

There's nothing the human spirit needs more than a connection to nature, to the earth and all its rugged beauty. This is especially true for the littlest of folk. Nurture their being by allowing them time to explore and find joy in the wilderness. Let them chill out in a wheelbarrow now and again or take a chicken for a ride! Build awesome dens and plant delicious strawberries. Or just be. Be present in nature and let it envelope you, because nothing is more important for the spirit than the essence of the Earth. ❤️

Amazing #clouds making it look like there's a lake and then mountains in the distance! What kind of clouds are these?

Busy bee today! Got lots done on the allotment including this beautiful cold frame! Just need a few more reclaimed bricks and then it's ready to use :) #upcycling #reclaimedbricks #reclaimedbrick #reclaimedwindows #salvageyard #coldframe

Straw bales in the garden = obstacle course and chicken slide fun!

View from my bedroom onto my garden and then the allotment. Can't wait to get out there today! 😍 On the to do list: building a new bridge for over the ditch, setting up my no dig beds, ordering my willow cuttings and planting some hedging in the garden. Busy happy gardening day! 😊

Snuggles with the girls ❤️

Tada!! 😍

It feels like a spring day today! So here's a huuuuge tray of #sweetpotatoes dotted with coconut oil, before roasting for a lovely warm salad this eve. #springisintheair #veganfamilyrecipes #sweetpotatosalad