This week I wanted to dedicate some photos to the Climate Camp and to my allotment neighbours Jake and Helen and others from Sussex, who will be representing those concerned about the environment. Hopefully this time an innocent passer by will not be killed nor will the peaceful protesters be kettled in.

Anyone who has cultivated an allotment over the last two decades will know that the climate has changed and is changing; the summer is earlier and there are more extreme variations in our weather, even if this was not the predicted barbecue summer.

Of course it may soon be much easier to grow larger and earlier grapes than the small crop that I grow The Argus: vine Or will raspberries fruit through the summer as my autumn varieties cropped as early as July this year.

The Argus: raspberry But how much longer will redcurrants thrive in June The Argus: redcurrant Or plums have the balanced temperature they need to give the bumper crop I had this year The Argus: plum yellow And will tomato blight continue to be overwhelming as the summers are warmer and wetter? I lost all but my small sized currant varieties on Lottie this year.

The Argus: tomato blight So all strength to those from Sussex at the Climate Camp. Once there were many fishing boats off the coast of Sussex and many fishing fleets off the coast of England but governments have procrastinated for short term interests and fishing has died by a thousand cuts. Will the same happen on the environment and cultivation of food in Sussex? Can more allotments reduce carbon emission and reduce food miles significantly?