We decided to find out. Julian and BJ and I took a trip to see where our fortnightly veg and fruit boxes come from. Riverford Farm is in Devon. They have a field kitchen with menus designed by the River Cafe chef, where you get to sample all the yummy stuff they grow on the farm. They have the biggest poo pile I have ever seen - much better than at Film Horses, though Film Horses allowed us to take as much crap as we wanted - payment for the lovely prints Julian took them of Madge, Amy and Snowy (more on those girls soon).
We learned about mass companion planting. Well I only really learned one thing, but retaining one piece of info is better than half retaining 10. There is a plant called Bee's Friend which, can you guess, attracts bees, and helps pollinate the strawberries if planted close by. Julian's strawberries are suffering in other ways though. We have tried drowning the slugs in beer, but it is actually getting expensive keeping them liquored up! Might be time to buy a home brew kit!
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