This week, silence. Kathy goes on a silent nature retreat and, sitting in the kitchen garden at the retreat, discovers that silence, at least in nature, is not silent at all. The retreat was at The Sharpham Trust:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sharphamtrust.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sharphamtrust.org</a>. For more tales about growing and cooking, see Kathy's cookbook,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Veg-Patch-favourite-vegetables-delicious/dp/1529107962/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">From the Veg Patch</a>, Keep in touch with Kathy:<a href="http://kathyslack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kathyslack.com</a><a href="http://instagram.com/gluts_gluttony" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">instagram.com/gluts_gluttony</a><a href="http://twitter.com/gluts_gluttony" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/gluts_gluttony</a> See you next week! <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Courgettes: A blissful tyranny

'Tales From the Veg Patch' is a new podcast by award-winning food writer, cook and veg grower, Kathy Slack. Come through the garden gate for 15 minutes of rural tranquillity as Kathy shares uplifting stories about growing and cooking her own food and the healing powers of gardening for mental health.There’s 'The Love Story of the Overlooked Leek'; an essay on 'How to Buy Dirt'; and, musings on 'The Morals and Mysteries of Failing to Catch a Mole'. Plus lots of eating, weekly recipes and ideas for making the most of the harvest.Tales, stories and essays to reconnect you with the food you eat and get you back to the land. Every Thursday.FOLLOW:kathyslack.comInstagram.com/gluts_gluttonyTwitter.com/gluts_gluttonyShow music: Tom DysonCover pic: Stephanie McLeod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.