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Five seasonal recipes for August

As the heat of the summer lingers, make the most of seasonal veg and the peak of what we call the 'summer flush' in the veg calendar.

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How to host a sustainable BBQ

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Grow your own Christmas veg

Christmas Grow your own
BBQ
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Quirky BBQ cuts to save money

Impress your friends and family and save money by choosing little-known cuts of meat for the grill with advice from two expert butchers.

Eating and drinking Meat Recipes
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Top five summer sweetcorn recipes

From July to early October is the season for fresh corn – deliciously sweet, golden like the sun and bursting with flavour. Read our favourite recipes and enjoy summer sweetcorn at its best.

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Top tips for tomatoes

From oven dried tomatoes to tomato leaf pesto, and not forgetting the ultimate fresh tomato Bloody Mary – read our chef’s top tips for tomatoes.

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How to BBQ summer fruit and veg

From blistered and charred aubergines to grilled watermelons with whipped feta – read on to find out how to BBQ all your favourite summer fruit and vegetables.

Community highlight

I frankly hate the corporate monopoly of the food system. But I want to see regenerative farmers supported - if the only things they do are improve soil health and sequester carbon, perfection it may not be, but progress it is.

Sarah Glenn on Regenerative farming: Transforming the system or preserving the status quo?