School Food Matters

School Food Matters teamed up with Waitrose to encourage local schools to grow their own veg. They supplied Belleville with plug plants for growing on in the raised beds, and even supplied the paper bags for selling the produce in. Miss Hedley took five of her class to Waitrose today to sell the produce which sold out in just over an hour. She also asked the children to decorate the paper bags and make posters which added a splash of colour to the display!













We even had a visit from BBC London News who were covering the initiative.

RUNNER BEANS - A FRENCH MUMMY'S GUIDE

Speaking to a charming group of French mums at the school gates I realised not everyone knows the traditional way to prepare and cook that old English classic, the Runner Bean.





























There you go - easy!
Steam for 5-6 minutes, max.
Bean strippers will be available at La Cuisiniere I expect.

Garlic Garlic Garlic Garlic!

This year's garlic crop was easily the best yet. We sold all of the crop (about fifty bulbs) at the summer fair.