Parsnip-Beetroot Rosti
Always keen to reduce food waste, we try not to throw food away. I was left with a portion of beetroot ragu from this weeks dinners and some of the giant parsnip I had harvested a couple of weeks ago was sitting in the fridge. Root veg are built to store well at low temperatures so there is no worry of the parsnip keeping well, but with over 20 more similar parsnips left in at the plot we better get eating them!
Second Cropping
Second cropping is planting a second harvest in one area within the growing season. It makes the most of your space and extends the season. If done well you can supply fresh veggies for most of the year. In this video we discuss what we are sowing in mid July for planting out when early crops are harvested.
Rainbow beetroot salad
Grated colourful veg with a light dressing.
Do you share your allotment produce?
We often have excess produce and like to share with family and friends. I work with people with Chronic lung conditions and my colleagues have been happy to take eggs and veggies from my allotment in exchange for fund raising towards the great work of the British Lung Foundation.
We have also donated produce to Mad Dogs Homeless Project who provide meals to the homeless and a local neurological rehabilitation charity BASIC.
There are some great projects all over the country where allotmenteers use their produce to support charitable work.
Please share your examples and let’s celebrate!