I headed down to my second
food swap. I have found 5 in my area and I am heading to them all to see which ones I like the best and when I am in peak production I will try and head to one every weekend to swap some of my goodies. Hopefully I will still be able to do this with a
newborn, that is both garden to the extent that I do and head out to swap my goodies and chat!
The one I visited this weekend is
Croydon Food Swap which is held at a local primary school amongst their kitchen garden. I forgot to take a photo of this beautiful location but hopefully I will remember next month! It was a lot smaller than the first one but this one hasn't been running as long. Given it is winter as well, a lot of people feel they don't have excess to swap. I found it quite difficult to find out about swaps in the first place and really think the local council should get on board and really help promote these great community groups and events. I met some lovely fellow gardeners and swapped some equally lovely produce!
This is what I took along ~
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| Zucchini, Maltese long marrow and some pumpkin. |
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| Parsley and some dried chili |
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| bay leaves, green feast peas and broad bean seeds |
This is what I got in return ~
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| Coriander seedlings |
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| Celery seedlings |
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| Finger eggplant |
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| Tiny hot chilis |
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| Kumquat marmalade |
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| Chili |
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| Oranges |
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| Squash |
