Hello. I hope that you are coping as we continue this fight against the awful virus. Now lets put that aside for a change. Vegetables, there is no doubt that we import a lot from EU countries. We have done for years. We demand out of our season produce, so it must be sourced somewhere. Some “experts” tell us there will be shortages because of Brexit/The Virus (sorry I said it again) and the fact that British farmers cannot get the field workers. I cannot guess what will happen, and I suspect no-one else can either. Doom and gloom sells these poor excuses for newspapers and gets more views on social media. What they do not tell you is about us. I mean you and me. People who grow some of their own food. And the swathes of people young and old who are wanting to learn how. If it ever came down to basics, onions, potatoes and cabbages can be grown very easily. Its getting people to have a grow. But like I said, from my own experiences I know that many more people are turning to the soil. I will start my strawbale workshops and new webinars in September with a hope that they will prove popular. I will swap vegetables with my friends and make sure that none go to waste as many, many of us have always done. But, don’t expect that to be in the news anytime soon, as I said, good news generally doesn’t sell. My own range of seeds seems to be selling very well. Over the next few months we will be adding companion plants that are beneficial to the garden as well. In that I mean herbs and flowers. When we sell you a packet of vegetable seeds we will include detailed information on this. The introduction of flowers and herbs to your vegetable patch is so beneficial. For example lavender attracts butterflies and its scent is beneficial amongst cabbages and cauliflowers, because it upsets pests such as aphids. We can then offer you these seeds and useful information to go with it. With every seed packet you buy from us we include a marker pencil and seed labels. I am always open to suggestions, so please use our get in touch page. I have a dedicated Twitter page to showcase our growing seeds range. Please follow us at Strawbale Simons Seeds here. For the people who really want to get into growing and are thinking “I don’t have any space” or “I don’t have any soil” . Are you sure you have no room. A corner of a patio or front garden, or a sunny room to grow some container veg. No soil? not a problem, most vegetables can be grown in containers and if you fancy something different then this website has all the information you need on strawbale gardening. Take the plunge! have a grow. Cheers Simon.