Remembering the hot weather that we’ve had over the last couple of summers, and the brilliant sunshine we have currently, this month’s column in Country Living Magazine is all about helping the animals beat the heat…
-
-
It was great to chat with radio presenter Josh Carter for his regular podcast The Good News Show, take a listen to hear about some of the things we’ve been thankful for recently…
-
I’ve been chatting to a miller that I know, the lovely Emily at Wessex Mill in Wantage near Oxford, and she explained what’s been happening to all the flour recently.…
-
We have got so much good news to share with you this week. First, we are announcing the winners of our 10th Anniversary Draw, then we are telling you all about Celebrate at Home with Country Living, finally, we’ve transitioned a number of our courses to online/virtual sessions allowing you to join us via Zoom to learn new skills. Good news all round, yes?
-
This month I’m writing about the fabulous Introduction to Ice Cream course that I did with the lovely Kitty Travers at the School of Artisan Food last year… Check out her recipe for Strawberry Semifreddo in our regular column, The Good Life in the City, in the latest issue of Country Living Magazine.
-
This month, April 2020, marks the 10th Anniversary of Hen Corner, our Urban Smallholding in West London! We had been gearing up for all kinds of wonderful celebrations and, sadly, it turned out that we couldn’t invite guests to join us for the big day over the Easter weekend.
-
We are now starting to approach the wonderful, but narrow, window of opportunity for making Elderflower Cordial. Find our recipe and top tips in our regular column, The Good Life in the City, in the latest issue of Country Living Magazine.
-
Whilst sad that we’ve had to postpone all our courses and events at the moment, we were delighted to discover that Chiswick Calendar are profiling both our 10th Anniversary and new online films and cooking sessions…
-
This week has seen a few firsts for me, the most unusual has been the amount of phone calls that I’ve received asking me if I am selling my chickens!
-
I’ve been making marmalade for many years now, every year that we’ve lived in the corner house (that’s been 12 years), and for a good few years before that. I remember the first time that I stocked up on Seville Oranges, I had great plans to boil up buckets of the stuff, unfortunately, I learnt some important lessons the hard way.