As the weather turns cooler and the frosts start to creep in at night, for most people the main foraging “season” is coming to a close. Of course, the notion of a defined foraging season would have been nonsense to our ancestors who were relying on gathering their food from the wild in order to […]
A couple of weeks ago, on the 17th January, I shared a Wassail greeting on Instagram to celebrate the start of a new growing year. I also have had messages from friends commenting on the current monotony of the seemingly endless lockdown and both got me thinking about finding new, or in fact ancient ways […]
With most of England, and indeed the UK, under some level of COVID restrictions, Christmas is going to be strange for most of us. Although we’re permitted to form a bubble over the festive period, most of us will be having to make sacrifices in terms of who we’re able to spend time with and […]
The blog has been focusing on recipes for a while, but I’ve been keen to share a bit more on wider aspects of our connection with nature and the cycle of the seasons besides the seasonal food, foraging and food growing. I love to read, and especially when the nights start to draw in I […]
When you live in London, having any outdoor space at all is nothing to be sniffed at, and so I preface this post with absolute appreciation of the garden that we’re lucky to have. Let’s be honest though, as gardens go it’s pretty small, there’s not a lot of growing space without digging up the […]
I was speaking to a friend yesterday who is having to self isolate for a week. She has some mild flu-like symptoms, but her biggest concern was her mental well-being over the next week if she’s not able to see anybody face to face. It really got me thinking about whether there are ways that […]
One of my intentions this year has been to live more in the moment and appreciate the small things that perhaps I would previously have rushed past without acknowledging. It’s all too easy to spend so long planning, grafting and worrying about the future that we completely miss out on the present. It feels like […]
At the end of January the Christmas festivities seem as far away as ever, the aroma of the pine needles has long since dissipated, and let’s face it – it can feel like a long slog until spring. It can be difficult to remain upbeat during winter with its bracing weather, short days and dark […]