Tennis and Strawberries

In anticipation of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships- 29 June to 12 July 2015 – our thoughts have turned, as you can imagine, to strawberries. In A brief account of the Fruit, Herbs & Vegetables of Italy by Giacomo Castelvetro (see earlier blog post), Castelvetro commented that he ate strawberries ‘by the plateful’ in Cambridge during …

Labours of the Month: June

The year is half over and summer is on its way, or so the calendars say. Perhaps the May drizzle has been making your garden look like a jungle or perhaps seasonal allergies have been making your eyes itch and water every time you step outside. Either way you may have noticed that it is time to …