Suburban fuel foraging
The gas bill arrived today and for the first time I didn’t tut, it was in fact cheaper than last year, partly to do with a so called ‘reduction’ in prices but the exact amount of gas we’ve used is...
View ArticleSea cabbage and the politics of foraging.
Sea cabbage Brassica oleracea Not sure if this is a lucky accident or deliberate but useful having such a lush green veg by the back door. Went for my first coastal forage of the year on Saturday armed...
View ArticleKale Yard soup
I I feel that finally I’ve cracked winter and spring green growing for years I’d had a few successes but never enough to make more than a token gesture at dinner time. Its the end of February and we’ve...
View ArticleLines to River Cottage
Often a journey begins in stillness, an anti-action, a passage in a book, an overheard conversation or a program on TV sparks a wish to explore and experience. The journey is traced out in mind or map,...
View ArticleForaging the Wharfe valley
Yesterday we decided on a whim to get the train to Harrogate and then walk the 14 miles back to Horsforth, traversing the Whafe valley. As usual we were armed with carrier bags, pen knifes, etc just in...
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