Our seed potatoes. Photo: Sarah Swaine
In our ceaseless quest for the perfect organic seed potato, the last Sunday in January saw Sarah and I head deep into south London and the weirdly wonderful Potato Fair and Seed Exchange.
Got a bit lost around Peckham Rye so missed out on the Pink Fir we hoped for but did discover some handsome organic Roseval: 'an attractive classic dark red french salad, excellent flavour and cooking qualities, a potato-lover's potato' (for more on growing potatoes see Dan Pearson's column in next Sunday's magazine).
We also extended our fledgling organic allotment network ...
We stopped by a stall run by members of Shogg, a group of organic gardeners affiliated to the Spa Hill Allotment Society in London SE19.
Shogg organises organic gardening training days (Sarah and I signed up straight away) and is holding a seed exchange for members on the third Wednesday in February.
For more information on seed exchange days and harvesting your own, see seedysunday.org. If anyone knows of other seed swaps, let us know.
