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Monthly Archives: November 2013

Shared British quinces

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Quinces30Sep13_3618-web‘I found these quinces in a bag on someone’s front lawn on the outskirts of Seaford.’, did she write. I have quince sharing stories too, and a dream to tell about.

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Figs: eat or throw away?

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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FigsLibeThumbnailBeyond a comparative tasting between figs picked in Wimbledon and figs purchased in the trade, we look at the pleasures of eating and the dislikes for waste as grounds for a better use of local fruit.

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Windfalls and the nightmare of fruit loss

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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PearWindfall2012-webUsing windfalls at the end of the harvesting season is like desperately trying to save what shouldn’t have been lost in the first place.

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Posted in Stories | Tagged Apples, Pears, UK-London | Leave a reply

Save the apples! – Act 2

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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SaveTheApples7Nov13_3852-webI have just made a kilo of apple puree to start the process I engaged on streetlife.com this morning to save apples in the Southfields area and hopefully beyond.

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Blackberry jam or blackberry coulis?

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Les Jardins d'ici
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TestStables15Sep13-webThe comparative test we carried out at the Wimbledon Common Stables Open Day in September provided us with cheerful evidence of taste bud satisfaction.

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Posted in Eat, Events, Stories | Tagged Blackberries, UK-London | Leave a reply

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