Zero waste: cucumbers

Cornersmith duo Alex Elliott-Howery and Jaimee Edwards are all about reducing food waste. Here are their ideas for using excess cucumbers.

Fermenting cabbage

Cabbages are wonderful raw or cooked, but they really come into their own when fermented and preserved, Jian Liu writes.

Storing harvests for winter

Linda Cockburn writes about different ways to preserve your summer harvests, such as tomatoes, so you can keep on enjoying the results of all your hard work in winter.

Dehydrating food

How to preserve food and extend your harvest by dehydrating your fruit and veg.

Preserving lemons

When there's a glut of lemons in your garden, you can share them with friends and, with this recipe you can preserve them for later use! Nothing wasted!

Pickled gherkins

Experiencing a cucumber glut in your garden? That's not such a bad thing, even if you have heaps in your patch. Our advice? Start pickling!

Tips for preserving garlic

the following tips are ways to preserve garlic for longer storage and later use, but also some alternative ways to use garlic once it sprouts.

Olive harvesting and preserving

Time to think about harvesting and preserving olives, writes Penny Woodward.

Storing garlic

So you've harvested and cured your garlic, now you need to store it. Penny Woodward explains how.

All bottled up

Cucumbers aren't just salad extras. You'll want to give them a starring role as pickles with this recipe.

Self preservation

Fermentation is one way to make your winter harvest last. Try this recipe and make a supply of kimchi to add to your pantry.

Black garlic

It's not hard to make black garlic says PENNY WOODWARD, so give it a go following her helpful instructions.