“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”* *John Dewey We had a lovely surprise in the post last week; this thank you card from the staff and…
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Tucked up but still centre stage Whilst each colony of bees is almost at their lowest head count, with all the boys kicked out and the girls focused on protecting…
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I can’t believe how great the weather has been this year; some of our fruits seem to be ripening early and it looks like a bumper year for honey from…
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It’s great to have this year’s courses well underway, this week we’ve been baking beautiful bread and making marvellous marmalade. Our course guests took home their wonderful creations and can…
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We’ve had a full week back at work and 2014 is well underway. ‘What shall we grow this year?’ Was the question that my friend, Matt, asked me over breakfast…
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Advent has begun and we are making lists, checking them twice and preparing for our Christmas celebrations, this week we are looking at hand-made gifts… A time for preparation……
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The time had to come when our pig would eat her last apple and we would say goodbye. After watching her grow from a six-week weaner in May into the…
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Now that the clocks have gone back and the evenings draw in, we take comfort from all that brings warmth and light – this week the pumpkin shall reign… Warming…
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Our pig which arrived here in London, from sunny Hampshire, last month at just 8 weeks old. She’s getting bigger each week and we’ll be watching her grow, until… After…
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So it’s Easter weekend and I’ve just received an email from the Nation Bee Unit warning us that due to the cold weather our bees are at risk of starving,…