The Allotment Diaries, 9780349127736
Hardcover
Seasons change, life blooms and fades, family rituals endure on shared earth.
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The Allotment Diaries

A Year of Growing and Remembering

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  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    27 August 2026

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Summary

February produces an abundance of leeks; May inspires blackberry ketchup. June’s glut of courgettes demands endless recipes; August’s blight strikes the tomatoes. October sees beans soaking in home-made broth, red wine and barley. December’s branches ‘die back’, yet life still stirs under the soil.

The Allotment Diaries follows the year Thom joined his father on the allotment. It is a year of growing and pickling, musing on wildness and cultivation, documenting his family’s o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349127736
ISBN-10:0349127735
Author:Thom Eagle
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Fleet
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:27 August 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:222mm x 138mm x 22mm
About The Author

Thom Eagle

Thom Eagle is an award-winning writer and chef. His first book, First, Catch: Study of a Spring Meal, was awarded Best Debut Food Book by Fortnum & Mason in 2019, nominated for an Andre Simon, and named one of the best food books of the year by The Times and the BBC Food Programme. He is currently based in Margate where he was most recently chef at the highly acclaimed Bottega Caruso and where he teaches classes on pickling, fermenting, curing, and foraging.

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