If Your Runner Beans Are Stringy Don’t Despair – Turn them into Yummy Runner Bean Soup!

At this time in the harvesting calendar runner beans can be past their best and it is certainly the case on our allotment at the moment.  But having taken the time to grow them and then pick them, I was determined to find a recipe that would turn stringy runner beans into something delicious.  I am [...]

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New Product – The Log Store

This compact Wood Storage Box is ideal for keeping logs either inside or outdoors. With good air circulation it will protect logs, keeping them dry and ready to put on the log burner. Easy to assemble, no nails, no screws no holes to dig. Sliding panels for easy removal of logs. Solid wood is insulating. [...]

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Take a Look at Our August Winners!

We always have competitions running for families and schools, with some great seasonal prizes up for grabs.  In August, Sylvia in her Recycleworks brief asked for your gardening photos.  She had some great entries and the winning shot was of three year old Sam Thomason with his first harvest, grown with the help of mum [...]

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Gift Hampers Now Available At The Recycle Works

Here at The Recycle Works, we know that there’s nothing better than giving a present that’s really appreciated by the recipient and our new range of Hampers are designed to achieve precisely that! No matter what time of year it might be, our gift packs are sure to be a perfect gift for a perfect person [...]

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Recipe For Picalilly

This recipe is from ‘Bulletin 21’ the preservation book from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries & mentioned last week on our newsletter ‘Sylvia’s Briefs. It is very down to earth! Ingredients: 1½ Kg Marrow 500gm Cauliflower florets 400 gm Beans 250 gm Onions ½ large Cucumber 1.5 lt Vinegar 250 – 350 gm Sugar [...]

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Recycle Your Cooking Oil

Believe it or not, used cooking oil can now be turned in to electricity! Certain councils throughout the UK are offering trial collections of cooking oil so it can be turned into a biofuel to produce green electricity. Every year, tens of thousands of litres of used cooking oil are poured down the drain costing [...]

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Competition – Win A Six Pack Vegetable Raised Bed

Over the moon about gardening! August saw one of the entries to Sylvia’s Briefs August competition from The Recycle Works win a free 6 pack Vegetable Box/Flowers Raised Bed. To win there have to be at least 50 entries in the month and it goes to our favourite best picture of your vegetable plot gardening. This [...]

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Cook Your Own – Storing Dried Herbs

Suggested are parsley, mint, sage, thyme, marjoram chopped rosemary, basil and winter savoury. Gather when the young plants are about to flower and if possible when they are dry and not exposed to strong sunshine. Wash, tie in bundles and protect from dust with a piece of muslin then hang up to dry in a [...]

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