August 30, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.
Woods
Welcome Sign
Apples
Tomatoes in the poly tunnel
Sunflower
Seeding
Blackberries
Landscape
Donkeys
Entrance path
Welcome Sign
Entrance
Reedbed Filtration System Sign
Reedbed Filtration System
Meanwood Valley Urban Farm is in Meanwood in Leeds. At 24 acres it is a little oasis of farm animals (chickens, donkeys, goats and horses), poly tunnels, orchards and food plots. The entrance fee is modest (£2 for adults and 50p for children) and it has produce for sale including fresh vegetables, eggs, jams and chutney. There […]
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August 22, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.
Apple tree Lepusche
Traditional farm Lepusche
Cherry Tree cafe – Kafe Natyra
Urban farming Shkodra
Rozafa Castle Shkodra
Albanian Boza
View along Lepusche valley walk
Unsealed roads Lepusche
Albanian trout and potatoes
Valley view Lepusche
Summer flowers Vermoshi valley
Lepusche village
Albanian cuisine
Traditional haystacks Lepusche
Albanian liver and rice dish
Albanian Plum Raki
Albania is a beautiful country. Last August I flew to Tirana, travelled on to Shkodra and then continued up the into the Albanian Alps to Kelmend province, spending a week staying in Lepusche. My main interest was in the food of the region and looking for edible spaces in the cities we visited. In Shkodra […]
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August 14, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.
BF cabin & trellis Feb 2016
BF honey bee
BF April 2016
BF May 2016
BF bumble bee
Lunch
BF April 2016
Lunch
BF April 2016
BF bee
BF Feb 2016
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Ben leading Plant ID course
Bedford Fields Forest Garden Bedford Fields is one of my favourite places to spend time learning about an edible space in a city. Bedford Fields is an open access area so you can drop in whenever you want. It is a wonderful space to stop, reflect and appreciate nature in a city environment.
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August 5, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.
Laynes Espresso Leeds
Laynes Espresso Leeds
Salt Mills Saltaire
Idli Tharavadu Leeds
Starters Tharavadu Leeds
Sea bass main Tharavadu Leeds
MEEN POLLICHATHU
Tharavadu main course
Leeds is a great place for a weekend visit. If you are travelling from London it is just over two hours by train with Virgin Eastcoast or there is a regular coach service with National Express and Megabus. Here are three of my favourite places to check out for food in (and around) Leeds. Tharavadu is on Mill […]
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