Tag: romans
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For The Love Of Kentish Apples!
“Kent, Sir – everybody knows Kent – apples, cherries, hops and women” says the famous quote by Charles Dickens. October is Harvest time in Kent and apples are one of our most important crops. We still grow thousands of acres of apples in the ‘Garden of England’ today. Apples first appeared in the Bible, when…
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Love on Saint Valentine’s Day
Known as the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers, Saint Valentine still plays an important role in our lives today. Since the Middle Ages, St Valentine’s Day has been known as the date when birds start to pair and mate! This is due to the ‘Fools Spring’ in the middle of the month, when…