Beneath a large tent, full strangers queue to purchase lunch. Round them, vegetable beds overflow with cucumbers, strawberries, garlic and courgettes, whereas an apple tree shades a desk laden with rye bread, do-it-yourself pickles and a simmering pot of seljanka, a tomato-based soup with ham and smoked sausage. Company order from a easy printed menu earlier than carrying bowls of steaming soup to communal tables to eat.
