Tales from the Veg Patch by Kathy Slack

Tales from the Veg Patch by Kathy Slack

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A cuppa with Rosie Ramsden, illustrator of Rough Patch
REPLAY: Artist, Rosie Ramsden, and I caught up on Substack Live for a chat about how she created the artwork for my new book, Rough Patch.
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29TH JAN 1PM: Live with artist, Rosie Ramsden, who illustrated my new book
Artist, cook and stylist, Rosie Ramsden, and I will be LIVE on Substack chatting about the making my new book, Rough Patch, which is out on 6th Feb.
Rough Patch: a Christmas reading from my new book
Watch now | Join me in the greenhouse, Jackanory style, as I read a festive extract from my new book, Rough Patch, a memoir with recipes, which is out…
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A Recipe for Compost
Join me down by compost bins to discuss the fundamentals of good compost, the chemistry and how to make your own.
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How to shop with the seasons
FREE TO VIEW: I caught up with Flora Donovan from produce suppliers, Natoora, to make lunch and talk about 'radical seasonality' and shopping in a…
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Rough Patch: an exclusive preview of my new book
Watch now | Join me in the greenhouse, Jackanory style, as I read a short extract from my memoir 'Rough Patch: how a year in the garden brought me back…
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A tour of the June veg patch
Grab a cuppa and take a stroll through the jungle with me.
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In hope of reincarnation as a bean
What would you want to come back as? I’d want to come back as a broad bean. But any bean would do. Here's why. Plus three recipes for beans.
How to propagate herbs (& other life lessons) with Jekka McVicar
Herb-growing pioneer, Jekka McVicar, shows me how to propagate oregano as we talk about life, her new book, and how everything changed because Mary…
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How to Sow Vegetables Seeds
New to growing? Bit overwhelmed by the apparent complexities of starting veg from seed? Join me at the potting bench to learn the faff-free and…
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On Wonder
Why seeing a seed germinate is a drug and how awe can be nature’s defibrillator.
The Morals and Mysteries of Failing to Catch a Mole
When it first arrived, I rather liked our mole - cute, cuddly, smart. Wind in the Willows did a lot of mole PR. The reality, of course, is quite…
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