TOMATOES BLACK AND BLUE

TOMATOES BLACK AND BLUE

Highly exotic salads await visitors to the Eden Project this summer thanks to a new growing programme led by a former apprentice turned super food grower. Black, blue and orange tomatoes, cucamelons, tomatillos (also sometimes known as the Mexican husk tomato) and inca berries are among the strange and wonderful produce nurtured by 21-year-old Jake Hawke, now ready for the…

Hedgerow Upside Down Cake

As British hedgerows weigh heavy with wild produce, Lucy Burton shares her recipe for an upside down cake to celebrates late-summer berries  The British Isles are defined by distinct seasons. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter each bring their own unique offerings to the table, with periods lean and plentiful alike playing their part in the circularity of our culinary year.…
New berry on the block

New berry on the block

There’s a new #berry on the block this #strawberry season, with extra #health benefits. This unique, almost black strawberry called Nerina is packed with health-giving antioxidants in form of polyphenols and vitamins. However, you will not find it in punnets but in products. Nerina, which relates to the original wild strawberry, is the result of years of research and cultivation…