What ingredients could you grow?

• oats
• milk
• nuts
• fruit - fresh or cooked

How do you grow the ingredients?

Well, you need land, time and energy to grow your own muesli, and cool storage space for the harvest, but even if you are not a smallholder, you can grow some of these ingredients in your garden or on your allotment. While you're waiting for your crops, you could always use an organic supplier/health food shop to fill the gaps.

And, fortunately, crop failure for gardeners is not a disaster in the UK, as there's always a supermarket or organic food shop online or close by to keep your pantry full.

And, OK, growing the oats and milk may be more tricky than the fruit and nuts, but just to show you that it is possible, and fun to try...read on.