Kitchen Garden

A LABOUR OF LOVE

The Living Soil Garden, as it is aptly named, is a labour of love and joy. Its founders (and head gardeners!) Dario and Flavia started out as allotmenteers. As their passion for gardening has grown, so too has the size of their plot! They went from an allotment to a small homestead just outside Exeter in Devon, and now they have a good-sized market garden.

The aim of the garden is not only to provide food to the local community but also to experiment with new ideas and share these ideas with anyone that will listen.

They run tours of the garden every few weeks, sharing their passion for no-dig gardening and organic growing. Many of the principles that they use are founded in

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