How a year on my allotment taught me to appreciate the Swedish seasons

A common complaint from people who moved to Sweden from elsewhere is the climate – sometimes it feels like Sweden is grey for 80 percent of the year. But once I started growing my own produce it taught me to appreciate the climate here, and even look forward to the colder months, The Local's deputy editor Becky Waterton writes.

How a year on my allotment taught me to appreciate the Swedish seasons
A common complaint from people who moved to Sweden from elsewhere is the climate – sometimes it feels like Sweden is grey for 80 percent of the year. But once I started growing my own produce it taught me to appreciate the climate here, and even look forward to the colder months, The Local's deputy editor Becky Waterton writes.