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‘Garden as though you will live forever.’* *William Kent I love the thought of gardening as an investment for generations, a legacy for the future. I often look at the…

‘It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.’* *B C Forbes ‘Are you a Farmer?’ asked a young boy…

‘I like bread and butter, I like toast and jam,’* *The Newbeats And good job too as we’ve been on a mighty baking-fest these last couple of weeks… Regular readers will…

‘A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.’* *Winnie The Pooh September is always busy on the smallholding; it’s our main…

‘The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.’* *Mahatma Gandi Many women would aspire to be Wives and Girlfriends of footballers, but this…

The Urban Food Awards are open – If you’ve ever tasted our honey, and think it’s heavenly, please do nominate us! Our address is Hen Corner, Brentford and email is Life@HenCorner.com…

‘Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.’* *Henry James This week I was delighted to join an enthusiastic…

‘But if there aren’t lots of bees then there won’t be any honey.’ * *Winnie the Pooh Honey bees have been in the news a lot recently and, unfortunately, not…

‘The taste of any simple tomato-based salad is dependent on the quality of the tomatoes.’* *Yotam Ottolenghi So true, Yotam, so true, and as our last post was all about strawberries,…

‘Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.’* *Henry James Like children gazing out of the window into the…