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Exclusive 2- for £20 ticket offer for ultimate ‘grow your own’ show!
It’s the UK’s hottest hobby and the nation’s fastest growing gardening event! The Edible Garden Show is putting down new roots in London in March, bringing the show to a bumper new crop of visitors.
Bigger and better than ever before, the three-day event is a fertile mix of celebrity speakers, interactive advice sessions, cookery demonstrations, innovative products and a fabulous range of exhibitors selling everything you need for a slice of the ‘good life’.
Perfectly timed for the beginning of the growing season, the show is buzzing with tips on keeping bees, raising chickens, brewing beer, saving energy, mouth- watering baking and dishing up delicious meals using home-grown ingredients. It’s
a must-see show for anyone interested in self-sufficiency and packed with masses of trendy and chic ideas for conjuring yummy, healthy food from plot to plate.
TV presenter James Wong continues his campaign to persuade the nation to plant exotic edibles that can survive the British climate and other celebrities giving
daily talks include Christine Walkden, gardening guru on BBC 1’s The One Show, popular TV chef Phil Vickery, TV and radio presenter and grow-your-own writer Pippa Greenwood, forager and wild food expert Mark Lloyd and author Naomi Schillinger who has written a best-selling book with tips for growing your own in small spaces. Poultry vet Victoria Roberts will be back with her fabulous talks on keeping healthy, happy hens and there will be delicious dishes whipped up by Rachel Green in the Cookery Theatre.
The Edible Garden Show will be staged at Alexandra Palace, London, from
28-30 March, 2014. Show organisers are offering ALG magazine readers a fantastic two for £20 deal for tickets bought in advance simply by quoting NAS14 Don’t delay – the availability is limited. For more information or to buy tickets visit: www. theediblegardenshow.co.uk or ring the ticket hotline on 0844 338 8001.
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PRODUCT REVIEW
Dr Martens Forge St Boot
Price £75.00
• A few facts...
• 6-Eye Boot.
• Leather Pull Loop.
• Puncture Resistant Sole
• Protects against the threat of underfoot hazards.
• Water-resistant leather upper.
• Agion® Treated Anti-Bacterial Smartmask® Insole.
• Safety Toe cap
• Offers protection from a minimum 200j impact and 15kn
compression force.
• Padded collar and tongue.
• Slip Resistant
• Reduces the risk of slips and falls on hazardous surfaces.
• Dr. Martens air-cushioned sole, resistant to oil, fat, petrol and
alkali.
• Goodyear welted product, upper and sole are heat sealed and
sewn together.
• Water-resistant
• Offers enhanced weather protection and resistance from
the water absorption by the use of water-resistant upper materials.
What do we think?...
Very impressive.
These boots have been road
tested extensively over the past
six weeks but never seemed
to get dirty! Despite trawling
through muddy fields and
digging on my allotment patch
at home the water-resistant
weather protection kept them
relatively dirt free. The mud
literally falls off and they still look new at the moment.
They grip the ground really well too and I felt quite confident and sure-footed wearing them and as well as the obvious technical and safety aspects of the boots they were really very comfortable to wear and very light.
I have nothing bad to say about them; even the price is reasonable.
BN
Benefield Road Allotments