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Spicy Pumpkin Soup! It’s time to start thinking of winter warmers and bonfire food again! So here we go….. the classic spicy pumpkin soup. It’s so easy to make, needs just a few ingredients and loved by children, honestly! Give it a try and see for yourself. Ingredients 1 medium Pumpkin or 1 large butternut […]
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Welcome Back!!
Welcome Back….. It’s time to get cooking again!! The first of the Autumn Pumpkin Patch cookery and gardening workshops will be held this Saturday 1st October! The Summer holidays are now well over, the garden needs a thorough tidying up so it’s time to get back into action! We are still harvesting runner beans, French […]
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Autumn at The Pumpkin Patch Cookery & Gardening School
Autumn at The Pumpkin Patch Cookery & Gardening School When summer finally draws to a close my mind turns rapidly to the season that lies ahead. Even as I sat soaking up the late summer rays on our recent holiday, I imagined and dreamed of the misty mornings and the cool autumn sun that would […]
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The French Kitchen Garden
I find visiting gardens an absolute delight, to compare and contrast (not in a horrible and judgmental way) with my own garden. It’s fun to see how others do things differently, to reassure myself that weeds do grow in other peoples gardens too! On our recent holiday we visited some French gardens, now they have […]
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Food Festivals and Wellies!!
It’s a crazy time of year…. food festivals, carnivals, fun days and rainy days! This year, I either have, or will, be attending a huge number of Food Festivals and foody celebrations across the county and beyond. One thing’s for sure, they wont all be sunny hot days! Before the very first show back in […]
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Taking time to enjoy summer… at The Pumpkin Patch
Taking time to enjoy summer… at The Pumpkin Patch What is this life if full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. W.H Davies Sunshine and Vegetables! August is the height of summer, the month we associate with summer holidays, relaxed balmy evenings, barbecues on the beach and a glut of vegetables […]
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Bags of fun!
For the recent West Wales Food Festival I thought I’d put together some little packs to introduce children to the delights of growing their own vegetables. I started with a load of paper bags, pots, lolly sticks, compost and an idea! I bought some lovely bamboo plant labels, some twine and lots of seed packets…. […]
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How to make a raised bed!
During my first visit to St. Mary’s School I found a really great and enthusiastic crowd of teachers, eager to get a school vegetable garden up and running… they had plenty of space, plenty of willing children eager to get digging. Two weeks on, two areas of turf had been stripped and we were ready […]
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A Right Royal Weeding !!
It’s been a wonderful bank holiday weekend for gardeners…. hours of uninterrupted sunshine and a Royal wedding to kick start the weekend!I must confess to being a bit of a royal wedding fan, but the moment they left the balcony, my gardening shoes were on and I was off! In the spirit of spring, these […]