I was up at the allotment checking my potatoes yesterday and started thinking about why growing my own has become a favourite past time. I haven’t been doing it that long, but it brings me such joy and I genuinely get excited about going up there and checking on progress. A lot of people ask why I bother – “Isn’t it easier and cheaper just to nip to the supermarket?”. Sure, I suppose the financial savings are negligible when you’re doing it on a small scale and, yes, nipping to the co-op is probably quicker.