HISTORY IN THE SOWING

My growing journey started with a standard pack of seed off a shelf at a local garden centre. If I’m honest, I wasn’t connected or inspired to grow many of them. Where were their stories? What was interesting about them? Where did the seeds come from? Maybe I’m strange but I want to feel connected with what I grow.

I set out to change that and find out more about growing from seed, and I soon discovered heirloom seeds. My whole outlook on growing changed. It wasn’t about planting a seed – it was about growing a piece of history, and having