Creamy celery soup

When a friend came to visit recently she loved all the colour in our flower garden but she took one look at the veg garden and said, “Ah, food!” There’s nothing better than harvesting delicious fresh

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Anne reveals rewarding ways to maximise the edible potential of the garden in August

Makes 10 x 340g jars INGREDIENTS ■ 1kg fresh vegetables chopped into small pieces ■ 1 tbsp sea salt ■ 1 tbsp coriander seeds ■ 1 tbsp cumin seeds ■ 1 tbsp fennel seeds ■ 1 tbsp mustard seeds ■ 1 tbsp

I consider myself a cook who grows her ingredients rather than a gardener who cooks. Don’t ask me about roses or when to prune a clematis. I’m as lost as you are. But if I can eat it, I’m interested.