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    A SLICE OF PARADISE!

    Sep 22, 2020 4 minutes

    What first prompted you to start growing your own veg?

    I lost my nan to cancer in October 2017 and I found it quite hard to cope. Someone suggested that gardening was really therapeutic and a great way of clearing your mind. So I bought myself two small raised beds and a handful of seeds for the spring. I have been hooked ever since!

    There is something so incredibly humbling about growing your own fruit, vegetables and flowers. I can just completely lose myself in it. Life can be so busy and overwhelming at times, but it's very calming to know that no matter how difficult things might

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