When I was growing up, one of the TV programmes that I loved to watch was reruns of ‘The Good Life’. The 1970s series, which followed Tom and Barbara Good and their attempts to become self-sufficient, was a major hit that was voted the 9th best sitcom of all time in 2004, and is, in some ways, more relevant that ever today, when more and more people are having a go at growing their own fruit, vegetable and herbs. There really is nothing better than eating something fresh that you have grown in your own garden. It is a bit of a tradition in my family, my grandad grew his…