We arrived at St.Briavels Castle in Lydney on Thursday, through the sunny hills of the Forest of Dean to be part of the launch of Native Breeds. Graham & Ruth Waddington have been working tirelessly on building their new business, and after much success it was time to celebrate. Guests included the lovely Kate Humble, and… [Read more…]
Last week I was at One Pig, a aural trace of a pigs life from the comforts of the farm to my fork. The very same day I had just returned from Wales, where we celebrated by slicing up our first samples of our hams. Timely? I have been a fan of Herbert for at… [Read more…]
We are doing it. Finally. And it’s more exciting than I ever thought it would be. Our first animals have been slaughtered and the curing has begun. Having talked about this for so long, that now that we finally are doing it, it feels quite unreal. This process is a research project. We like both farms,… [Read more…]
The Kings Walk Garden holds a collection of short one day courses over the summer, and I was lucky enough to snag a place in lieu of a friend at the last minute.
Jimmy Sneed is from the old guard. Chef by profession and self confessed soul-saver by trade…
Old Field Farm, in upstate NY is actively incorporating art amongst its agriculture. It utilises 160 acres of land in a mixture of different practices, creating a limited but high quality product that is available through their farm buying club or through a limited amount of stores in NYC. It has recently won some funding… [Read more…]
Firmly back in the land of reality now, after nearly two months off the road and back into the normality of our old routine. It’s easy to let the memories of our amazing trip fade back into he recesses of our minds but the truth is that 8000 miles through the heart of the… [Read more…]
It was a friendly introduction through Sustain that put Robert and I in touch. We spoke on the phone and chatted about all things local and sustainable and agreed to meet up and chat face to face. The weekly trip to the Essex farms would be a perfect opportunity to do this, and also have… [Read more…]
Joel Salatin is a rockstar farmer. I first saw him interviewed on the documentary ‘Food Inc.’ and he has been instrumental in bringing the farm – and this is the small multi-crop farm, not your industrial scale mono-crop farms – to the public’s attention.
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March 2, 2012 by Eliza
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