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The Wicked Leeks Ethical Gift Guide 2021

With a focus on crafts, beauty and other original low-impact gifts from small ethical businesses – share the joy of a sustainable Christmas with our 2021 gift guide.

Deck the halls: From food to gifts

Explore Christmas with Wicked Leeks, for the best seasonal eating, recipe inspiration and gifts.

Grow Your Own

Read our monthly gardening advice column for timely advice for your organic patch.

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Easy edible Christmas gifts

Transform autumn veg into edible Christmas gifts and avoid the rush of online shopping with these gift ideas to make now or even last minute.

How to eat persimmon

Also known as Sharon fruit or kaki and in season right now, the persimmon has a distinctive honey-like flavour and works well in crumbles, salads or on a cheeseboard.

Top five recipes to celebrate the kale season

As the days cool and autumn colours emerge, fresh British-grown kale comes into season with a delicious splash of green.

Using your veg box: Ottolenghi-style

‘Smooshed, grated, grilled, roasted’ – the team at Ottolenghi’s Test Kitchen have come up with the ultimate guide in how to use your veg box.

How to really tackle climate change

Five experts share how to make a meaningful climate action in food, fashion, flying, fuel and finance.

Best of the bitter flavours

Bitter flavours like radicchio and pain de sucre are delicious and a great boost to the system in colder months.

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Veg Hacks: Simple tricks to improve your cooking

Presenter of Riverford’s Veg Hack videos and chef James Evans rounds up his best and most simple kitchen tips: from chopping to heat.

How to cook with a veg box

From meal planning to unusual veg: food writer Stacey Smith talks through how to cook with a veg box.

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How to live simply

Many of us feel the pressure to look for the best Black Friday deal but living ‘simply’ can move our habits and interests elsewhere.

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