Kitchen Garden

HERBS TO YOUR DOOR

What got you into herbs as your speciality and how long have you been growing them professionally?

Back in 2010 I began an experiment: I would grow plants alongside my studies to pay off my tuition fees. It worked. I finished my degree and the business paid for my course. I actually submitted my final thesis while sitting in the polytunnel. In late 2010 I began growing herbs and fell in love with the weird and wonderful flavours that could be grown. I remember the afternoon that I encountered pineapple sage. That was a game changer

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