As the clocks fall forward, the evenings draw in and we chop wood in preparation for cosy nights in front of the fire, I’m sure I’m not the only one that’s wondering what the next couple of months will bring and how we can hold on to traditions as we continue to navigate current challenges.
As the days get cooler and we look for refuge from the wind, we are warmed by the new Spire Cafe that’s open every day in nearby St Paul’s church. They even sell our Cinnamon Swirls!
Swimming and Sourdough? That’s an unusual combination, but that’s what’s been filling my time this month. September is always busy as it’s harvest time, but this year as well as celebrating Sourdough September, we’ve also celebrated my First Swimversary!
I’m swimming 5k in Dock2Dock and hope to raise 5k for Chiswick Lifeboat. I was delighted when our local Brentford Nub News got hold of the story and phoned me for an interview. If you’d like to support me, more info is here.
What a lovely surprise to discover that Hen Corner was featured within an article about Bread Angels in True Loaf Magazine. Telling the story of how we accidentally opened our Micro Bakery… You can read the full piece here.
This month we are celebrating our super Brentford bees, now where should we begin? We started keeping bees 10 years ago, with our very first colony collected, on loan, in August 2011. ‘How can you borrow a colony of bees?’ I hear you say…
It was a wonderful surprise to discover how well my Seville orange preserve did at this year’s World Marmalade Awards… We were literally jumping for joy when we received the email saying ‘Congratulations – you are a Gold winner!’ Read all about it in our column in Out & About Magazine.
You know that we love to produce our own food and can’t wait to get busy preserving fruit and vegetables when in season, allowing us to enjoy them all year round. We’ve harvested all our broad beans, many of which are now in the freezer and have just finished the first batch of broad bean & mint hummus – delicious!
What a delight! A four page spread in Platinum Magazine featuring lovely photos from Juliet Murphy and Pam Wade, in the very same month that we celebrate our 10 years of keeping bees! Check out this feature ‘Farm in the City’ all about Hen Corner…
I love June. It’s halfway between New Year and Christmas, usually very sunny, and the month of my birthday! As the temperatures continue to soar, let’s see how we can all handle the heat and, with a little bit of planning, keep our cool…
