Andy WallDoing a bit of research on the train and a pack of Ailsa Craig onion seeds from Dobies was 65p in 1994. Today the same pack from Dobies is £2.99. That’s a massive 76% more than inflation would suggest. At Kings seeds they are £1.99 for nearly twice as many seeds. That’s why I choose Kings seeds for most of my orders. #enshittification is everywhere.
On a day trip to Birmingham for work, bought something to read on the train. Brian Furner is one of my favourite vintage veg growing authors, proponent of everyday food security and sufficiency for all. Ahead of his time maybe.
Yesterday I went up the plot for the first time this year. In fact it’s been over 6 weeks since I’ve been! It’s a soggy overgrown mess but hopefully the weather will improve as the nights draw out and I can get an hour here and there to get it ready for a new season. I’m moving towards a mostly whole food plant based diet (better for me, better for the planet) and want to see how much I can grow myself.
#allotment #growyourown #plantbased #foodsecurity #uptheplots
