Our latest post on The Chiswick Calendar outlines our cautionary tale of why gardeners should never go on holiday…
‘I work hard all year; pruning my fruit trees, tending my crops, watering my veg, feeding my tomatoes, protecting the harvest as much as I can… Then I go on holiday and ‘bang’ the squirrels come out .’
Read the full post here on The Chiswick Calendar website.
After a cold wet spring, it’s wonderful to feel the sun on our backs, watch the bees fly to their favourite flowers and start to gather in the fruits of our labours.
Our latest post on The Chiswick Calendar outlines the highlights of our most popular course Introduction to Making Bread
This week, I’ve run my favourite course, Introduction to Making Bread, not once – but twice, and also spent a whole day with a local primary school teaching their Year 3 pupils how to make bread – yes all 90 children took home their own loaf that they made by hand with me…
Summertime, and there’s so much to keep on top of!
We were all getting rather worried that this year would be a complete wash out, my last post was all about the ups and downs of the weather (umbrellas up and rain pouring down), now eventually our patience has been rewarded and – boom – Summer is here.
Dearest Gentle Reader, I have heard a secret that I simply must pass on to you – apparently, the abundance of rain (that I’ve been apologising for over recent months) is following the sports scheduling!
It’s terribly British to constantly comment on the weather, but if it’s constantly changing – there’s always something new to say! This week, we had the best weather on the…
Here’s a throwback to a short film that we made for Country Living Magazine, as part of Celebrate At Home with Country Living virtual event which took place in May…
Wheat is Neat!
I’ve sown a field – a field of wheat! Sorry if I’ve already told you about it (if you follow us on Instagram, you may have seen some photos and reels) – I’ve been telling everybody because I’m really excited about it. I mean it is a small field, six square metres, but I’m ‘actually’ growing wheat in my back garden and I’m going to tend it, harvest it, thresh it, mill it and bake it into a loaf of bread – oooh, I feel like Little Red Hen!
Happy Birthday to us, Happy Birthday to us!
Oh my, I still remember that evening with friends when we were typing all sorts of word combinations into the search engine seeing if we could find something that was unique and reflected all that we held dear.
Come on you Bees!
Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s with great pleasure that I officially announce that this year’s Bee Keeping Season is officially open!
With it always being a little warmer in London, Spring seems to start a little earlier (if you follow us on Instagram, you may have seen that our first spears of asparagus peeped through almost a month early in mid March) and the bees have been out foraging for a plethora of local nectar for many weeks already. Read the full post here.