"Farmers are being forced to pay an ever rising red diesel price, pushing up the cost of producing food.

Running a tractor in a field now costs double what it did 12 months ago, with the price of fuel for a tractor ploughing now over £220 per day." Extract from the Scottish Farmer.

We need to get planting for food and find ways to make cheap recipes...

An interesting comment from one of the farmers in this article:

"How in God’s name do the government expect to curb inflation if they don’t step in do something about fuel? It would be the simplest way to help everyone in the country, if they just halved the price of fuel tomorrow rather than trying to come up with a hundred ridiculous schemes to help with the cost of living.”

https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/20228757.farmers-barrel/

How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Chickpeas, Garbanzo Beans - Harvest to Table
https://harvesttotable.com/how_to_grow_chickpeas_garbanzo/

How to Grow your Chickpea sprouts easily

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HOW TO GROW A LOAD OF DRIED SHOP-BOUGHT BEANS! THEY GROW EXTREMELY FAST AND ARE FUN TO GROW.

https://youtu.be/PXcVJTuJNoc

How grow even more mint from supermarket mint #didyouknow #learnontiktok #plants #plantdad #planttok #herbs
https://www.tiktok.com/@joesgarden/video/6956258751061953798

Minted Peas....
Jamie Oliver recipe
https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/minted-peas-under-oil/

These are potatoes I grew from supermarket bought potatoes (use organic). It's cheap and easy to do in a grow bag or pot.
Things getting tricky in agriculture so we all need to get planting ...

However, it is more reliable if you buy "seed potatoes". Seed potatoes are grown with the sole intention of guaranteed produce. Whereas the regular potatoes need to stay fresh to increase their long life, seed potatoes are cultivated in garden centers to ensure high yields. Seed potatoes are grown in the best conditions and safeguarded from any vulnerability.

MAKE YOUR OWN SOAP....VERY BASIC SOAP. STEP BY STEP VIDEO....SHORT VIDEO ONLY ONE MINUTE LONG!

https://pin.it/2O8Tj9b

Make your basic soap mix then add these dried flowers or some dried herbs to the mould. Video is just a few seconds long.

https://pin.it/2eywhO5

"PLANT FOR CHANGE" telegram channel posted the following:

Here is our ‘PFC GLOBAL SAFE SEED SUPPLIERS LIST’ of ORGANIC, HEIRLOOM, OPEN POLLINATED & NON -GMO SEED COMPANIES. As avid growers testing many of these companies we put this together ourselves researching each recommendation at Plant For Change.

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Somebody asked me the last ingredient for Rose Soap in soap recipes and that is: Avocado 🥑🥑 oil.

TESCOS, MARKS & SPENCER, WAITROSE AND ASDA TO REMOVE EXPIRY DATES FROM SOME PRODUCTS...(eventually will be all products).

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/1659832/asda-major-change-warning-customers-uk

I wouldn't be surprised if toiletries go up in price or we might have shortages of soap, toothpaste or shampoo due to transport costs. So we need to get practicing. On this webpage there are ideas for soap making like moulds and cutters you need and a YouTube video on how to do a simple soap.

You can then add things to this basic soap mix like colours, perfume oils, dried herbs or flowers and so vary it accordingly.

Remember to use safety glasses if you have them and gloves when handling lye. Do not be afraid of this, just handle it correctly and it will be fine. Nowadays, we need to think of making our own necessary toiletries or depend on the fluctuations in the market place and whether they will be in stock or not.

https://youtu.be/B8PYXx1s8KE

https://angelapalmer.com/9-of-the-most-awesome-gift-ideas-for-soap-makers/

CITY GARDENING SHORT VID
GROWING GARLIC FROM SPROUTING GARLIC CLOVES.

https://www.tiktok.com/@arimonika/video/7048676900360801583