"If like us, you have more windfall apples than you can cope with, just cook in water until soft, drip and then freeze the juice so you can make more apple jelly when the humour comes on you, maybe in winter or for Christmas presents."

"If you haven’t managed to grow some of your own this year, go along to your nearest Farmers’ Market and seek out a stall selling homegrown tomatoes that have been ripened on the vine."

"I don’t hanker after an expensive Prada handbag or a pair of Gucci shoes; For me to sit down to a plate of food where everything on the plate comes from the farm, gardens or local area is luxury indeed. How blessed am I."

This little café, serving traditional Palestinian food, was originally opened in 2019 by Izzeddeen Alkarajeh and Ema Aburabi.

It’s a fantastic learning experience for the students, and gives them an understanding of just how much thought and hard work goes into planning an event.

"Matthew Evans has had a fascinating life, originally the restaurant critic for the Sydney Morning Herald, he became a chef, restaurateur, food writer, TV broadcaster and now is also a farmer."

Ultra-processed foods now make up over half of the average diet in Ireland. To be precise, 54.9% according to research published in The Journal of Public Health Nutrition

"We drove for miles through rolling countryside, undulating fields of sunflowers and sweet corn, grazing pastures with bales of hay and occasional Blond Aquitaine cattle."

"You'll probably have lots of delicious store cupboard staples ready for a spontaneous picnic. I love to have good sardines or mackerel, a tin or two of really good anchovies."

I’m sure you’ve noticed the fluffy white blossoms on the elder trees, not just in the hedgerows around the countryside, but there are plenty in the cities too.