Wet spell has not stopped the gardening Despite the mixed weather (we’re squelching around in our wellies with the sun...
I always intend to make the most of all the summer days and nights; I expect to wander through the...
Enjoying the fruits of our labour In the few spare minutes we get at this time of year it’s great to sit back and look at Vallum Kitchen Garden in its full glory. We’re right in the middle of the season as I write, so we’ve got beds full of...
While we’ve been making the most of the autumn sunshine and we’re still picking some fab winter produce – the...
Some years ago, I saw a crowd funder for a new type of beehive developed by farmers in Australia. Their...
As we move into autumn, the nights close in but the daytime still has warmth and beautiful colours. My garden is a spring one and is at its best during May and June, while Freyja Farm and Walled Garden has to be productive year-round to provide organic fruit, vegetables and...
Vallum Kitchen Garden is awash with colour It’s been a long time since I shared news from Vallum Kitchen Garden with...
What a summer we had! The heatwave meant the crops were in remarkably early, allowing the farmers a more sociable...
It’s so cold we barely want to go out in the garden and pick at the moment. But the bonus is the sunrises and our chef Richard in the Tea Room has been sharing his early morning sunrise and kale snaps on Facebook. The great news is the sprouting broccoli...
Vicky Moffitt of Vallum Farm on Hadrian’s Wall, shares the trials and tribulations of the Kitchen Garden which supplies produce...
From a gardener’s perspective, we’re into the business part of the year, and our hard work in the spring can...
I don’t know what the weather is like when you are reading this but I am writing this column during a full-on heat wave! This morning I went to walk the Whiplington (half whippet, half Bedlington and far too posh a name for my scraggy lurcher!) round the pond at...
