Master Composter training from Garden Organic

Hello,

Master Composter training is coming up in Warwickshire on 9/10th July. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer to spread the composting word please contact Caroline Faulkner at Warwickshire County council for more information (carolinefaulkner@warwickshire.gov.uk) or download an application form from the website.

www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mastercomposters

Thank you,

Kate Newman
Warwickshire Volunteer Co-ordinator
Master Gardener Programme

Garden Organic
Ryton on Dunsmore
Coventry
CV8 3LG

Master Gardener programme - encouraging and supporting people and communities to grow fruit and vegetables throughout Warwickshire.

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What to do with all these lovely cauliflowers!

I know from a conversation I had with a few people in the yurt yesterday that you may be struggling to think of ways to use all the beautiful caulis we've been getting in the share recently! If you've already tried the ideas from Caz's spring/summer recipe sheet, here are a few quick links to some more recipes:

Cauliflower paratha - Indian flatbreads - Fiona mentioned yesterday at our steering group meeting that she had tried a similar recipe
http://www.indiasnacks.com/recipe/324/Gobhi-Paratha-(Cauliflower-Bread).php
Try using oil or melted butter in the dough if you don't have any ghee and ginger powder is always an acceptable substitute for fresh.

Cauliflower chickpea pitta pockets
http://www.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/recipes/cauliflower-recipe-1.php

Roasted cauliflower with cumin and coriander
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetarian-recipes/roasted-cauliflower-with-cumin-coriander

53 recipe ideas from the BBC!!!
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/search.do?keywords=Cauliflower&searchType=recipes

You might also find some inspiration in the folder I've set up in the yurt using recipe sheets I was clearing out - if you look in the spring section you will find a few recipes which use cauliflower, and a number of the recipes in this folder are on the website as well:
http://www.canalsidecommunityfood.org.uk/recipes.html

And don't forget, virtually any stir fry / veggie curry recipe can be adapted by simply using whatever veg you have available.
I'm feeling hungry just thinking about it all!
Happy cooking, Ali

Help raise funds for the restoration of St. Nicholas Church - Radford Semele

Saturday, 19th June, 7:30 p.m.
The Community Centre, Radford Semele



TO HEAR THE BIRDS SING -
Conversations with my heart

An evening with author Marie Younkin-Waldman
TICKETS £5.00

See more at: www.ToHearTheBirdsSing.com

Marie, who lives and works in Rhode Island, USA, will talk about her life with deafness: growing up, marriage, raising children, studying for her degree, holding down a job hosting an award-winning TV Chat Show and then her dramatic life-changing cochlear implant. Her story will move and inspire you.

Advance sales at:
• The Post Office
• The Village Club
• The Village Stores
• Michael Preston - 22e Southam Road
Tel: 01926 451501