I’ve chosen to publish this Blog on the Equinox, the first day of autumn. It’s an appropriate time to reflect on the summer, and in particular on what it brought in terms of crops and the weather.

Given the age of the Sombrun Forest Garden Project (four years since planting work really began), it’s gratifying to be getting some harvests in such a short space of time – even if in some cases they are very small … !

Almond and hazelnut harvest 2023 – well, it’s a start! I had forgotten the intensity of flavour in a fresh almond, and the beautiful design of the shell. The walnut planted two years ago (below) has just a single nut, but even this is surprising given its age (4 – 5 years) and the fact that walnuts can take up to 8 years to start producing fruit!

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