Sophie Farrah, editor of The Richmond Magazine, certainly does her research when she puts together the Food pages. She has previously been to Hen Corner for a course or two and we are delighted to have been featured in her seasonal piece on baking classes.
We are now in the big countdown and all our planning, if we’ve managed it, will really pay off. No worries if you don’t feel ready, we’ve found that the key is to pace yourself and make lots of lists!
The October & November issue focusses on all things Green in Brentford and how we are supporting our local Eco Church…
The clocks have gone back, there’s a chill in the air and we are looking forward to all that this new season will bring.
You would be forgiven for thinking that this post is all about bread, well there is some coming up, but we have been thinking a lot about all the little choices we make every day and how they have an impact on not just our health and finances, but also the environment.
Oh my, I’ve been writing for our local magazine for 10 years!
This issue remembers some of our highlights over that time…
Hip hip hooray! It’s always good to give a cheer and, whilst we are jolly proud of our recent awards, we’ve also been delighted to welcome a team of heroes for the day, supporting Help for Heroes with a bee keeping experience for a group of wounded injured and sick veterans.
Phew it’s hot, but you won’t catch me complaining…
We’ve just come back from a fabulous holiday in France to discover that the figs are ripe and fit to burst, the bees are busy scooting around for the final forage of the season and our sweetcorn plants are reaching for the sky.
There’s only one this on my mind this time of year and that’s strawberries!
This year we’ve got them growing on the allotment and we are picking them by the kilo…
I love June and, whilst it’s usually mad dogs and Englishmen that throw caution to the wind, we’ve been getting out in the midday sun – and have had a great time!
Often with the best weather of the year, we’ve been teaching in schools, running around after swarms of bees and cooling off with regular swims in west London lakes.