June newsletter 2022
Dear friend, A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who support us with their skills, dedication and enthusiasm Volunteers are at the core of STAA, integral to all…
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…
A thank you to Rob Wood by Richard Arkwright
All organisations have their unsung heroes, the ones rarely seen and barely known-about without whom the whole thing would fall apart. For STAA, it’s always the volunteers, and most particularly the management committee; giving up…
Boom – a solution to a long-term problem! By Elspeth (Volunteer)
I moved into my house 20 years ago and enthusiastically installed my greenhouse and raised beds. Many solutions to pigeons, squirrels and other crop-raiding critters have been tried with little…
Recipe for Saag Aloo Paneer by Stuart Bower (Volunteer)
Ingredients 1 red onion, chopped 4cm fresh ginger, grated 2 green chillies, chopped 6 large garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp vegetable oil (or other mild flavoured oil) 2 tbsp mustard oil (or other flavoursome…
National Volunteer Week 2021 by Lucy Kennedy
I’ve been involved with STAA on St Ann’s Allotments for over a decade starting here as a volunteer myself, and in that time I must’ve met hundreds of volunteers. What has been remarkable…