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Welcome back to Hen Corner! This week we’re giving porridge to our hens, enjoying our first bantam eggs and are pleased to be included in Olive magazine (March), but first…

Welcome back to Hen Corner! This week we’re asking why only half our peas are germinating, reporting back from Chiswick House Kitchen Garden and preparing for a Shook Swarm…but first…

We are thrilled to launch a new season of films over the coming weeks that specifically look at how to keep chickens in an urban environment. By subscribing (top right)…

2011 has been another good year here at Hen Corner, here are some reminders of the highlights… We started to learn the art of cheesemaking in May when our friends…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… As subscribers (top right) will know we’ve spent weeks (and months) in preparation and anticipation for this special season which is now…

Well we’ve made the cake and puddings, ordered the goose and ham and have three varieties of cheese ripening ready for the festivities… We are certainly thinking about food for…

I know it’s that time of year when we are all looking out for extra parcels… be that Christmas shopping that we’ve ordered online or lovely gifts being sent to…

Call us Tom and Barbara…. But recently I’ve been discovering just how useful the bees are and hopefully will be. We all love a bit of honey on toast and…

Mmm, as I type we have a Herman the German Apple Friendship Cake baking in the oven and what better day to enjoy it? Today, 21st October, is Apple Day,…

Believing in community – doing it together… We’ve had lots of fun with friends this month; life is so much more enjoyable when you are journeying with companions. Here you…