This is an attempt to document my efforts to grow and eat locally around Melbourne, Derbyshire. My family own a nine acre smallholding on which we grow fruit and vegetables and keep bees, and chickens, but that won't feed us alone, so the idea is to get to know our local produce and to see how easy/hard it is to follow a diet that is local to within 30 miles. The fun part is also trying some new (easy) recipes that use home-grown and local produce. Feel free to comment, send in recipes, and share your experiences of buying and eating locally.
Sunday, 7 July 2013
Edible lime - Tilia Cordata
Lovely eaten raw in salads. The leaves are best when young, so it is a good idea to coppice the tree every few years to keep it manageable with lots of new leaves.
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