I just don’t get it. We all eat. Every day. More than once. Yet we rarely talk about that food, where it’s come from and what it means to us.
Actually that’s not true. I’ll start again.
Countryfile Live – access all people?
Access means different things to different people. When it comes to the Great British Countryside for some it means access for all to all, with a right to roam on a par to that in Scotland; others see it as maintaining access to that which they’ve always been able to enjoy; and for some it’s about improved access for those with a disability.
For one set of attendees at Countryfile Live it meant having access to the closest car park to the event, saving places for friends arriving in 10 minutes time. Aside from feeling sorry for the parking attendant on his first morning on the job, Continue reading “Countryfile Live – access all people?”
Urban Vineyard – BBC Radio 4 ‘On Your Farm’
When I lived in London and worked for Sky News I used to scoot out to Surrey and help out on Albury Vineyard in the Surrey Hills. It was my escape from the studio lights and air-conditioning; something I was learning I wasn’t too fond of.
But my most recent visit to a vineyard was inside the M25 for BBC Radio 4’s On Your Farm.
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Feed me facts: farming and the EU Brexit
They’ve happened before and there’ll be plenty more but last night I attended my first EU Brexit debate. It was of course all referenced to farming and the food chain, organised by the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists.
Was I with one side before? Nope. Am I sided now? Continue reading “Feed me facts: farming and the EU Brexit”
Harvest 2015 – Not quite living the rural dream
Having moved to our beautiful dream house in the country eight months ago the practicalities of living here are well and truly apparent now. We were fortunate to move in November when the garden is less rampant. At the time this was a godsend as our daughter arrived four weeks after getting the key. There was no time to spend titivating outside. Continue reading “Harvest 2015 – Not quite living the rural dream”
Autumn Eight course tasting menu.
Holidays come in all shapes and sizes and during this eight course tasting menu I was in need of one. Whilst I couldn’t fault each course individually, together they made for a heavy tasting menu. Continue reading “Gauthier Soho”
“It’s the kick in the mustard that makes the thyme travel” I said, as I tried to explain the only mustard I’ve ever liked. I was eating it with the best fillet steak I’d ever eaten. And I mean ever. Continue reading “Thyme Travel”
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