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Even the hire charges are more than B+B rates up here.

Not up here we don't. Cold, wet and windy.

You wouldn't think lockdown isn't completely lifted until later this month (if then) up here. Wall to wall campervans, tents, barbecues and other "waste" being left in situ as the campers move on.

I don't know about pubs, Flo. We don't have many round here.

I think if you have room to do it, why not have a go? We looked at it a while back as my OH had a brief flirtation with beer-brewing (just by way of a quick aside, the best beer we've ever made was following the Hamilton's beer on here). It's not particularly complicated, just essentially amounts to...

Has London run out of clay?

I grew it years ago in Manchester. It was very tasty as I recall. I must try again.

I've never heard of perennial cauliflower, ina! I've just Googled it and found out it's what I thought was perennial broccoli - Nine Star broccoli.
You live and learn.

I can't disagree, ina. The EAT Lancet diet, being touted as the healthiest diet, has to be based on food being available from a global market with no concern re. climate change etc. It also seems to rely heavily on highly processed forms of vegetable proteins. Unfortunately, I think big business wou...

Do you sow green manure? Or just cow-derived stuff.

Not me!

It feels a bit weird that you're starting frosts etc when we quite clearly haven't finished with winter yet.

Snowing here, right now. Fortunately, I went to the shop this morning in full sun.

I don't know, Flo, but hopefully some common sense might start to prevail. I've just driven 70 miles to get coal from a coal merchant who was closed - they work reduced hours over the winter!!!!

Yes, just carry on working out the plan. Maybe Mrs Viper will do some of it rather than you, at least until she finds other employment, but it'll keep the goal in sight.

Budget, use any redundancy money wisely (get rid of any debts etc) and don't panic.

Sounds like a plan. Look at different types of kale too - some are pretty strong however you grow them ()I'm thinking particularly of Cavolo Nero, which we only grew the once!) others, like Red Russian are much milder and sweeter. The may have other names in Australia, of course. When you make your ...

Kale makes good kraut, or kimchi, although I'd mix it with some milder cabbage for balance. Not really a true lacto-ferment, because of the vinegar, but it's very tasty and great for any greens - I've made it with mustard greens, turnip tops and radish tops. I see no reason why it wouldn't work with...