FROM PATCH TO PLATE Matthew Fort

High summer! Sunshine and sweet scents. The murmur of innumerable insects around lime trees. The hum of innumerable mowers trimming innumerable lawns to green-baize neatness. The smoky tang of barbecues. Yes, even in these times of Covid-19 and lockdown, we have to remember it is still high summer, and be grateful. It marks the peak of natural beauty for our native vegetables. This is the time when the vegetable beds really begin to pick up