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		<title>World summit on food security opens Monday</title>
		<link>http://18saughtonmains.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/world-summit-on-food-security-opens-monday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 60 heads of State and Government are planning to attend World Food Summit this week. A parallel forum People&#8217;s Food Sovereignty now! runs from 14-16 November. I&#8217;m going to follow these from the comfort of my home, and will try and make some sense of how it relates to me. 
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		<title>First frost</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was going to transplant some rhubarb today, but the ground&#8217;s still hard from last night&#8217;s frost. Weather report says tonight will get to -2 in Edinburgh.
Not too worried about the rhubarb as Joy Larkom reckons mid- to late Winter is the best time to transplant.
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		<title>Rhubarb and ginger jam FTW</title>
		<link>http://18saughtonmains.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/rhubarb-and-ginger-jam-ftw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An unexpected first prize in the other jam category with my rhubarb and ginger jam! I am very chuffed with that. 
A colleague gave me a 1970&#8217;s recipe and I modified it to include real ginger rather than powdered stuff, which added a nice warmth to the jam. I also used an unrefined sugar and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=18saughtonmains.wordpress.com&blog=1035087&post=630&subd=18saughtonmains&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>too much rocket</title>
		<link>http://18saughtonmains.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/too-much-rocket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 21:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[the family&#8217;s well and truly fed up of rocket pesto :) and I&#8217;ve harvested less than a quarter of it&#8230;
Luckily the rhubarb&#8217;s coming to an end. I have grand plans for transplanting it this Autumn.
In other news, a BBC story about the desert rhubarb (Rheum palaestinum) &#8212; a plant that waters itself.
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		<title>The rocket starts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 20:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nice family trip to the plot today &#8212; a low impact way to spend the bank holiday Monday.
The rhubarb&#8217;s still going strong and now the rocket and spinach are ready for harvesting. It&#8217;s nerve-wracking, really, ensuring that the food&#8217;s not wasted. And I can see the blackcurrants swelling but still green, the garlic strong, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=18saughtonmains.wordpress.com&blog=1035087&post=507&subd=18saughtonmains&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back to cookery&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://18saughtonmains.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/back-to-cookery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 19:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am more at home with cooking, so today we made jam. Well, I made jam and the girl helped with the labelling.
We now have 7 jars of rhubarb and ginger jam in the understairs cupboard. In a moment of clarity, I&#8217;ve realised that I&#8217;ve used up perhaps 10% of the rhubarb. The last jar [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=18saughtonmains.wordpress.com&blog=1035087&post=494&subd=18saughtonmains&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>tidying up the plot</title>
		<link>http://18saughtonmains.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/tidying-up-the-plot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The warning letter says I&#8217;ve got to get the plot tidy before 26 March, so I&#8217;ve been down to the plot twice this weekend.
Yesterday: mended the broad bean supports; dug over the bed for leeks; rooted up the bramble on the side of the plot; cut back the oregano; and cut the grass on the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=18saughtonmains.wordpress.com&blog=1035087&post=426&subd=18saughtonmains&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Almost the last of the blackcurrants</title>
		<link>http://18saughtonmains.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/almost-the-last-of-the-blackcurrants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When clearing out the freezer over the holidays, I found 300g of frozen blackcurrants from last July. I  threw in a handful when I stewed some apples over the weekend, and tonight I&#8217;ve stewed another tablespoon and had it with vanilla ice cream. Adds a touch of Summer zing to the Winter, and I&#8217;ve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=18saughtonmains.wordpress.com&blog=1035087&post=348&subd=18saughtonmains&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cold and honest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was cold when I got to the plot and when cold blooded invertebrates appeared as I dug over the rhubarb bed, they just sat there with no energy. No wonder the birds were friendly! After half an hour the sun had warmed things up slightly, but I decided to work elsewhere and clear more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=18saughtonmains.wordpress.com&blog=1035087&post=274&subd=18saughtonmains&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First rhubarb of the year</title>
		<link>http://18saughtonmains.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/first-rhubarb-of-the-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quite chuffed about the beans, but I do need to get a slug trap set up. Last year I lost a lot to slugs, and the nibble marks on these tiny bean plants are goading me into action. It also means I need to get some more beer for the plot &#8230;
Two horsetails from Hell [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=18saughtonmains.wordpress.com&blog=1035087&post=112&subd=18saughtonmains&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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