Author: Rachel Atkins

Rachel Atkins trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She has performed onstage in Romeo and Juliet, Blithe Spirit, and The School for Scandal, among others. Her television and radio credits include Chernobyl, Midwinter of the Spirit, Law & Order, and The Archers, and she is also a regular voice for BBC Radio Drama and BBC Radio Comedy.

Podcast 53: Heritage Carrots

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The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. Who needs bling bling when you can have pure carrot gold? The history of the humble carrot is shrouded in mystery, with rumours, facts and old wives’ tales all mixed into the story. Involving kings, rebellions, night vision, war and designer veg, it certainly…
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Podcast 48: Heritage Chillies

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The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. Chillies? Choose heritage. Continuing his series on heritage fruit and veg, Rob Smith shares some of his favourite varieties of chilli and points out that although the heat can be important, it’s the flavour that counts. Read by Rachel Atkins. This episode is supported…
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Podcast 37: Trouble-free tomatoes

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The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. From cracked or slow-ripening fruits to no fruits at all, blight-battered foliage or an outbreak of whitefly – a lot can go awry with your tomatoes. But forewarned is forearmed, says Benedict Vanheems. Understand the threats and take action now to ensure trouble-free toms.…
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