Saturday, 21 June 2025
At the allotment
Members at the allotment, where I have a half plot, come from all over the world. We are a culturally diverse group who share a love of growing and eating food that is free of pesticides, air miles and other unpleasantness. Today members and their families shared a midday lunch together featuring recipes from their country of origin. What a lovely, and tasty, idea!
Before the meal The Boy helped with some much needed watering on my plot and some fruit picking. Not all went in the bowls!
The meal started at midday, a wide choice of recipes, some well known to me but many not. I ate the most delicious moussaka as well as Italian, Sri Lankan, Chinese and other dishes.
Rain threatened for a while. But, hey, that's just British summer for you!
What a wonderful idea. Your plot looks very lush.
ReplyDeleteThe rhubarb is rampant!
DeleteThat's a lovely idea. What did you make for the event? Did the eggs on top of the salad come from someone who keeps chicken on their plot?
ReplyDeleteI made Scottish shortbread with the addition of pinhead oatmeal.
DeleteWe don't have livestock on the allotments so I fear those eggs will have come from a supermarket!
What a super idea and a great way to get to know your fellow allotmenteers.
ReplyDeleteThe whole allotment concept pleases me greatly and yesterday's lunch was a wonderful idea, a great way to mix and share.
DeleteOh how F-U-N!!!!!! ~Andrea xoxo
ReplyDeleteAnd tasty!
DeleteSounds like a fitting event for the members, sharing what they grow and how they consume it. I'm not very successful at growing food (yet) but I do try.
ReplyDeleteGrowing crops is always a bit of a hit and miss affair, slugs, snails, critters, bugs all doing their best to thwart you!
DeleteWhat a fantastic idea! Especially in these days when people seem so suspicious of "other". That egg dish sure caught my eye.
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