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Whether you like to eat tomatoes or courgettes, in this lesson you’ll learn why it’s important to grow what you like to eat and how growing your own could introduce you to unique and rare varieties.
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Whether you like to eat tomatoes or courgettes, in this lesson you’ll learn why it’s important to grow what you like to eat and how growing your own could introduce you to unique and rare varieties.
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Organic food grower, writer and gardening columnist for The Guardian. Author of Unearthed.
Claire Ratinon is a food grower and writer, specialising in growing food organically. She is passionate about the act of growing plants - especially edible ones - and the potential for this to be nourishing, connecting and healing. Her journey into horticulture began on a rooftop farm in New York City and since then she has spanned a range of roles, from growing produce for Ottolenghi’s Rovi restaurant to delivering food growing workshops and talks. Claire writes a regular column in The Guardian's magazine and is a contributor to Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time, Waitrose Food Magazine and Bloom magazine. Her book, ‘How To Grow Your Dinner Without Leaving The House’, celebrates the food growing possibilities of small spaces, from window boxes to balconies.
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