The Extreme Salad Man UK mini tour; June 2016

A reminder of my mini tour of southern England next week: 

12th June 2016: Hellens Garden Festival, UK: Talk based on my book Around the World in 80 plants;  see http://visitherefordshire.co.uk/event/hellens-garden-festival-2  (see also http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=3609 )

14th June 2016: Wardington Manor, Banbury,  UK : workshop on perennial vegetables (http://thelandgardeners.squarespace.com/upcoming-events/#/new-gallery-20)

15th June 2016: Talk and book signing with Southampton’s Groovy Growers at the Art House Gallery, Southampton between 18 and 21 (for tickets: see https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/around-the-world-in-80-plants-talk-and-book-signing-with-stephen-barstow-tickets-25435606584?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=esfb&utm-source=fb&utm-term=listing)

Lorna and Kia

My two garden helpers left today. Lorna is from Belfast and was recommended to me by the Head Gardener of Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland, Neil Porteous, who I met at the Croome Walled Gardeners seminar last autumn. She’s been with me for 3 weeks and has left a lasting impression on the garden!!
Kia has been a student at Fosen Folkehøgskole this last year and has been here for a few days after the end of school. I predict both are going places! We had great fun and I’m now feeling more in control of the garden again! Thanks both for all your hard work and welcome back!

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Lorna had joked to folk that “that guy has no sugar in the house” and “he bought some tomatoes to compensate” ;) Last impressions are best, so a parting gift of some organic chocolate!
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P1600198 The girls made this wonderful sugar free rhubarb pie for our last meal!!! Not as sour as I’d imagined!