Picking our own sunflowers

August 22, 2026

Gita Bapat

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Saturday 22 August 2026

An enterprising 15-year old started up a summer holiday venture in our village. In a field that usually contains very friendly pigs, he planted some sunflower seeds and advertised the PYO on the village FB page. We went along this afternoon and picked our own.

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Picking our own sunflowers

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