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Planting a microgreens home kitchen garden

Planting a kitchen garden to grow indoors in my kitchen.
Should be ready to start eating within 14 days

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My 5 a day grown all by myself in my Isle of Wight garden. . Proud learner gardener .

My 5 a day grown all by myself in my Isle of Wight garden.
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Proud learner gardener 
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Artichokes, mini orange and beefsteak tomatoes, rhubarb, blackberries, green and purple beans, apples and plums.
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All grown with no pesticides 
And 
no supermarket plastic wrapping to throw away.
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Its very rewarding being able to eat what you grow.

My 5 a day grown all by myself in my Isle of Wight garden.
.
Proud learner gardener
.
Artichokes, mini orange and beefsteak tomatoes, rhubarb, blackberries, green and purple beans, apples and plums.
.
All grown with no pesticides
And
no supermarket plastic wrapping to throw away.
.
Its very rewarding being able to eat what you grow.

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Butternut squash wheat free lasagne! Using @tescofood butternut squash slices, and my home grown tomatoes!

Butternut squash wheat free lasagne! Using @tescofood  butternut squash slices, and my home grown tomatoes! 
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Ingredients 
@tescofood butternut squash sheets
Lean beef mince
Chopped onion 
Garlic
Fresh tomatoes 
Tin of tomatoes 
Grated cheese 
Natural yogurt 
Butter .
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Ingredients
@tescofood butternut squash sheets
Lean beef mince
Chopped onion
Garlic
Fresh tomatoes
Tin of tomatoes
Grated cheese
Natural yogurt
Butter .
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You never know what you can do until you try! Those who have known me for a long time could never have imagined me gardening-least of all having winning vegetables in the annual local Horticultural Show! #proud #potatoes #beans #homegrown #vegetables #thegoodlife #healthy #healthyfood #inspire #motivate #lifestyle #lifechange #food #gardening #iow #tryingsomethingnew #achieve #tryingsomethingdifferent #success

You never know what you can do until you try! 
Those who have known me for a long time could never have imagined me gardening-least of all having winning vegetables in the annual local Horticultural Show!
You never know what you can do until you try!
Those who have known me for a long time could never have imagined me gardening-least of all having winning vegetables in the annual local Horticultural Show!

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Healthy living #thegoodlife #homegrown I’m like a proud mum looking at my home grown veg garden pickings

Healthy living 
I'm like a proud mum looking at my home grown veg garden pickings.  In the same way as I look proudly at my kids now they are grown up too!  A few years ago I wasn't even motivated to water my house plants.
So you too can change your life in all sorts of ways. The most unexpected things can give you great pleasure

In the trundle are broad beans, green beans, purple beans, new potatoes, a cucumber and a courgette and artichokes.
In the same way as I look proudly at my kids now they are grown up too! A few years ago I wasn’t even motivated to water my house plants.
So you too can change your life in all sorts of ways. The most unexpected things can give you great pleasure

In the trundle are broad beans, green beans, purple beans, new potatoes, a cucumber and a courgette and artichokes.

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Homegrown and healthy Summer lunch in the UK sun

Homegrown and healthy Summer lunch in the UK sun.

Lunch Italian-style by the pool.
Home grown artichokes, Isle of Wight tomatoes, humous,  salad with rocket, spinach, grated carrot and beetroot, mozzarella cheese, parma ham, olives and rose PInot Grigio wine and fresh bread.
Delicious!

Lunch Italian-style by the pool.
Home grown artichokes, Isle of Wight tomatoes, humous, salad with rocket, spinach, grated carrot and beetroot, mozzarella cheese, parma ham, olives and rose PInot Grigio wine and fresh bread.
Delicious!

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From my garden to dinner table

From my garden to dinner table.
Home grown artichokes and rhubarb.

Artichokes are a versatile food, and although some would consider them a vegetable, they are a thistle! 
For nutritional purposes, they are primarily consumed due their associated benefits of protecting against various forms of cancer, bolstering immune system strength, lowering cholesterol, and protect against diseases such as diabetes, artherosclerosis, heart attack, and stroke. Artichokes have also long been famous for detoxifying the body and improving the health of the liver, and aiding in digestive issues like indigestion, constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and diarrhea. Furthermore, this miraculous little thistle can reduce blood pressure, eliminate hangovers, and stimulate urination.

How to cook?
Trim each of the pointy edges off the leaves.
Test if boiled long enough and tender by seeing if a leaf can be pulled off easily.

Serve with melted butter or olive oil, salt,pepper and lemon juice.
The heart is the best part once you have pulled off and eaten all the leaves. Be careful to remove the prickly hairs protecting the heart section before eating.

The rhubarb can be roasted with no water for about 10mins and served with full fat greek yoghurt and a teaspoon of honey.

Home grown artichokes and rhubarb.

Artichokes are a versatile food, and although some would consider them a vegetable, they are a thistle!
For nutritional purposes, they are primarily consumed due their associated benefits of protecting against various forms of cancer, bolstering immune system strength, lowering cholesterol, and protect against diseases such as diabetes, artherosclerosis, heart attack, and stroke. Artichokes have also long been famous for detoxifying the body and improving the health of the liver, and aiding in digestive issues like indigestion, constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and diarrhea. Furthermore, this miraculous little thistle can reduce blood pressure, eliminate hangovers, and stimulate urination.

How to cook?
Trim each of the pointy edges off the leaves.
Test if boiled long enough and tender by seeing if a leaf can be pulled off easily.

Serve with melted butter or olive oil, salt,pepper and lemon juice.
The heart is the best part once you have pulled off and eaten all the leaves. Be careful to remove the prickly hairs protecting the heart section before eating.

The rhubarb can be roasted with no water for about 10mins and served with full fat greek yoghurt and a teaspoon of honey.
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