I love the Twelve Days of Christmas that begin with feasting on December 25th then allow us almost two weeks of relaxing, reflecting, appreciating friendships and planning.
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To all our subscribers, course guests, customers and visitors,
We wish you a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
From Sara and all at Hen Corner -
In between changing flights at two of our London airports, Kenny Coogan popped in for breakfast to find out what we were up to here at Hen Corner for a feature in Hobby Farm’s Chickens Magazine.
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In this special festive issue we are looking at decorating our homes with foliage from the garden and making gifts for family and friends. Find our Good Life in the City feature in Country Living Magazine.
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Have you heard of Purple Dragon? It’s a group of members clubs for families. When Ellie Fassnidge contacted us for an interview for their Winter Tales Magazine, we were more than happy to share our thoughts on encouraging children to learn new skills.
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I often get asked whether we eat our own chickens, especially when they stop laying eggs, and when I explain that the chickens can continue to lay regularly for over 6 years and the average age of the chicken in the butchers shop is 6 week, people soon guess that an old bird won’t be that succulent.
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It was a pleasure to welcome Emily Bevan for lunch at Hen Corner recently, and an absolute delight to read her ‘Big Smallholder Interview’ in Country Smallholding Magazine… Though we’ve…
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There’s always a few people that sigh when Christmas is mentioned before December, but I’m a firm believer in getting ready, planning and preparing so that when we light the advent candle we open the door to a whole month of celebrating.
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When Bridget Osborne, editor of local website The Chiswick Calendar, wanted to write a piece about Hen Corner, we invited her to join us for a course so that she could really experience a taste of the good life. Read her feature here accompanied by delicious photos from James Willcocks.
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It’s always busy in September. We take the honey off the bees, the apples off the trees and get busy filtering, fermenting, preserving and potting up ready to stash away for colder days or sell to local customers.