This is a photo of Stuart's loofah in tomato sauce, served in a bowl.

Loofah in tomato sauce by Stuart Bower

Ingredients (* means it was sourced from the Nursery garden) 1 Onion 3 Garlic cloves Tomato puree Coconut milk Loofah* Fresh parsley* Seasoning  Method  Fry onion until soft, then add crushed garlic and chopped loofah, cook until soft.   Add 1 tbsp tomato puree and continue to cook for a few minutes until fragrant. Add…

Pasta with homemade yellow tomato sauce and nasturtium pesto by Stuart Bower (Volunteer)

Yellow tomato sauce (* means it was sourced from the Nursery garden) Pasta (usually homemade from duck eggs and 00 pasta flour – but here, dried, courtesy of Aldi) Onion Garlic* Tomato puree Yellow tomatoes* String beans* Fresh loofah* Grated Italian hard cheese A few broccoli spears Pesto* Nasturtium pesto Handful of each:    Nasturtium* Fresh basil (not entirely necessary – but…

Community Harvest & SFiCE

In 2020, STAA launched a pilot project designed to tackle food waste and address food poverty in the local area, this has developed into STAA’s Community Harvest Project. It is an initiative to sow, grow and distribute fresh fruit and veg to where it is most needed in the communities surrounding St Ann’s Allotments. As well as…