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The Alternative Kitchen Garden podcast, produced and presented by Emma Cooper, is all about growing edible and useful plants in an environmentally-friendly way. It is completely free to download and listen to.

Inside a round courgette

Courgettes are so easy and prolific that everyone should be growing them.

Seeds of Italy have a fantastic selection of varieties and have been kind enough to donate some courgette seeds to be given away to AKG listeners – check out the show for further details.

Kitchen Gardeners International are an organization promoting kitchen gardening, home cooking and sustainable food systems. They’re currently running a competition for people who are promoting kitchen gardening – there’s a link on their home page.

There’s still time to win Emma’s copy of Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator – listen to episode 14 for how to enter.


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