Why Volunteer?
Volunteers’ Week takes place from 1-7 June each year. It’s an annual celebration of the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers...
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anwen4
- May 18
- 2 min
Useful little creatures
Bees make a huge number of different compounds, to create their hives and feed their young. Humans have worked with bees for over 7000...
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anwen4
- May 16
- 2 min
Honey
With the arrival of Spring the plants are about their business and flowers are all around us. With the flowers now in bloom come all the...
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anwen4
- May 13
- 1 min
Help the bees - plant some flowers!
Bees need flowers, and our gardens play a vital role in providing rest and food for these important insects. Making a bee-friendly garden...
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anwen4
- May 10
- 1 min
Eat Organic to help the Bees!
Bees and other pollinators are in steep decline in the UK, with several species facing extinction. We can help reverse this trend by...
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anwen4
- May 6
- 2 min
We’re abuzz about Bees!
You may have heard that bee numbers in the UK are declining. Ahead of World Bee Day on the 20th May, we will be running a series of posts...
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anwen4
- Apr 2
- 1 min
EGGS - Happy Hens
There are so many labels when it comes to eggs, that it can be confusing for the consumer. Free-range is what most people look for, and...
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anwen4
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Biggar Flavour - we are crackers for them!
In our quest to find the best local suppliers, we came across this family-run bakery in Biggar, just down the A702. They bake a range of...
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anwen4
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Benefits of Beetroot
This beautiful root vegetable is astonishingly good for you! It contains nutrients which can lower blood pressure, boost brain power,...
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Penicuik Storehouse
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Parsnip and split pea soup
If all the parsnip chat last week has given you a hankering, we have a beautiful recipe for you. Fresh parsnips and split peas (we have...
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Penicuik Storehouse
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Parsnips
Here at the Storehouse, we are potty about our parsnips. Hearty, tasty, and nutritious, they are the ideal winter vegetable. Roast them,...
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Penicuik Storehouse
- Feb 6
- 1 min
Hod Me Dod's
British-grown lentils and chickpeas - really? Yes, we are now stocking a range of home-grown seeds, grains and pulses including British...
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