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? You could say that. I have been a fan… [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.
A friend of mine suggested that I get in touch with the Artisan School of Food to see if there were any makers that may be interested in some form of collaboration, and so I arrange to go up and meet the soon to be graduates of their first diploma course.
The Fat Food Taxi has been in the garage now since October last year. We returned home full of inspiration and action and have been busy working away since then. But the time had come again to get back on the road and meet up with some folks that I have been in touch with… [Read more…]
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…]
It needs to be noted, before I continue, that I have a habit of Amazon bingeing. I don’t order for many months, and then, with a particular topic in mind, will order 5 or more books in one-quick-one-click ordering. For my next binge, I plan to indulge in the puchase of these books, ones that… [Read more…]
I love the look of this book, which would have been incredibly useful prior to our trip, and surprisingly doesn’t show any of the farms we went to and likewise, we didn’t visit any of the ones that are listed. But this just goes to show how dynamic this movement actually is, and how many independent people are… [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…]
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December 22, 2011 by Eliza
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