“The strawberries, raspberries and black currants have been picked and frozen or made into jam. It’s been a good year for soft fruit. Now we are into salads and vegetables; potatoes, beetroot, lettuce, carrots, peas, French beans and runner beans.  And on the horizon; leeks and cabbage and parsnips and Brussels and marrows all grown on our allotments.     Somewhere to go in the fresh air, healthy exercise and the excitement of actually seeing seeds grow into food producing plants for the whole family (OK not every one likes marrows, but they make good raffle prizes)     Coming up will be the time for autumn digging and selecting next year’s seeds, so why not think about having an allotment next year. The first year’s rent is free and then it could only cost you some £12 each year after that. (Why not share it with a friend?)     Home grown food with nothing added but exercise and horse or cow manure. Everything organic! Contact    Derek Swallow   Sheila Fullbrook,  Ian Goldsmith.