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Pickled Magnolia Blossom

I love Magnolia flowers. They make a banging pickle that is like a floral ginger. The flowers are symbolised in mythology as feminine strength, kindness, endurance, stability, perseverance, and dignity. which is kind of how they taste.

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Jolly Plot News 29th March 2025

To dig or not to dig that is the question. Over the Equinox, I made a great start on the patch over a few days, but it was tough. I believe in NO dig regenerative gardening. Every piece of ground is different,

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The Jolly Allotment Book Club - March Recommendation.

Books for every season, for the gut, mind, body and soil. Books that inspire, educate and encourage you to reclaim your power over your own well-being. Books that mean a lot to me and have helped me heal. 

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The Jolly Allotment Book Club - February Recommendation.

Books for every season, for the gut, mind, body and soil. Books that inspire, educate and encourage you to reclaim your power over your own well-being. Books that mean a lot to me and have helped me heal. 

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Wintering - Our January Alpine Retreat with Root 2 Rise

'Your food makes me so emotional. It really makes me feel something.' Not all retreats are nourishing, and that's okay. But if you are really looking to embrace tools to help you thrive and be resilient in these turbulent times, then this retreat could be for you.

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The Jolly Allotment Book Club - January Recommendation.

Books for every season, for the gut, mind, body and soil. Books that inspire, educate and encourage you to reclaim your power over your own well-being. Books that mean a lot to me and have helped me heal. 

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Jolly Heart Hugging Kraut Recipe

Red cabbage is a powerful vegetable. By enhancing its bacterial cultures with this simple ferment, you can boost your immune system and also give your heart an enormous hug!

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Polly Baldwin Talking about the power of food - Pecha Kucha Manchester

The serious nature of the power of food to bring laughter and joy and community. A evening challenging myself to present my thirty-minute keynote into just six short minutes using the Pecha Kucha Rhythm of 20 slides chatting for just 20 seconds each.

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'The Jolly Trolly' - Our Award Winning Regenerative Plant-Based Fire Food Truck

Award Winning Regenerative Plant-Based Fire Food Truck We Feed People - Gut, Mind, Body and Soul  Fire cooked goodness using seasonal, regenerative and organic produce 100% Gluten free, always Coeliac friendly

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Buckwheat Risotto with Winter Vegetables and Field Mushrooms

THE POWER OF FOOD - BUCKWHEAT  Buckwheat is often mistaken for wheat and containing Gluten but it is not a type of wheat. It’s not even a grain but rather a seed. it is a powerful medicine, as seeds are the beginning of life and therefore life at its most powerful and nutritious. This is our Favourite Autumn/Winter Seasonal Recipe - Buckwheat Risotto with Winter Vegetables and Field Mushrooms

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The Power of Mushrooms

A little conversation with Rich from Enriched Superfoods and Jolly Allotment about feeling well and the power of Medicinal Mushrooms and how they can help keep you jolly.

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The Body Needs Fat - The Powerful Kale Caesar Salad

Fat provides energy and is a macronutrient with numerous health benefits. Not only does it make food taste better fat is vitally important for building cell membranes and the protective and connective tissue surrounding nerves. The Powerful Kale Caesar Salad. This is a favourite all year round recipe

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Jolly Allotment Smoky Vegetable Broth

Smoky Vegetable Broth Recipe I cook this broth whenever possible over the fire. It gives it a delicious smoky flavour but it is equally as good made at home on the stove.

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