When Country Living Magazine asked for some top tips for living more sustainably, we were delighted to share how we try to use our LOAF when shopping and naturally pointed…
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When I first heard that phrase, in Sunday School as a child, my mind conjured up a very sticky scene akin to ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ with waterfalls of honey and rivers of milk, it sounded rather sickly – not somewhere I wanted to live. Over the years, I’ve realised that milk and honey are simply the evidence, the fruit, of a very fertile, lush land. Bees can only make honey with bountiful flowers around and milk flows strongest when the animals are happy in pasture. This month I’ve milked a sheep and harvested honey, with minimum sticky mess…
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Last month, we had our first Full Day Bee Keeping course and, as we went through each of the three colonies in the garden, I explained to our guests that it can take a while for them to build up after winter. Fortunately, this didn’t lead to complacency as within three days, another of our colonies was planning to swarm…
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When we pressed go on the printing press at the beginning of January, we didn’t realise that the first copy of the book would be in my hands for Easter.…
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We were honoured to have been invited to contribute a recipe to a local book, 55 Dishes for Hounslow and were delighted to recently receive a copy of the…
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This issue features local social enterprise and charity, Cultivate London, who have the aim of improving the natural environment and helping communities engage in their green spaces.
As well as creating pocket gardens for all to enjoy, they run not one but two Community Gardens, DIG in Hanwell and the Salopian Garden in Isleworth, where individuals, families, larger groups and schools can come and get their hands dirty. -
As the days start to get lighter, we can look forward to more sunshine and new opportunities.
This February & March issue includes the growing popularity of the Brentford Clothes Repair Cafe and the new opportunities to get involved with growing food at the Eco Garden at St Paul’s Church. -
We have hit the ground running and have been very busy in the bakery; we’ve already baked 100 loaves for Hounslow FoodBox, just throughout the month of January, thanks so much to our customers who sponsor loaves to top up our regular donations.
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This morning, I chatted to Esther Higham on her show Inspirational Breakfast on Premier Radio. She was in a warm studio wearing a fluffy jumper and I was at The Serpentine in London’s Hyde Park in my swimming costume.