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This drink, known as the Elixir of Life in its native China, has had a resurgence in popularity recently. It is essentially a sugary tea that is fermented with a Symbiotic community of Yeasts and Bacteria, or a SCOBY, until it is just the right balance of sweet and sour. […]
Markets are funny affairs. Sometimes the stallholders turn up en masse but the customers don’t. Others there’s a lot of customers but very few stalls. Some days there’s scarcely either. I’ve been doing markets for 9 years now and reckon I’ve seen them all. As a baker, and a sourdough […]
A number of people have asked to book a course for Fathers Day. With the extra workload doing the markets is putting on us we were planning on cutting back on courses until the autumn, however as our Friday 14th June course is fully booked we’ve added another on Sunday […]
I love the smell of sheep. Some people will crinkle their nose up thinking of wet wool, others of footrot and blowfly, but to me it’s the warm smell of the barn, the gentle nuzzle of a soft nose or the hint of meadow grass on warm breath. A friend […]
​It’s hard, not to fail, but there is always a chance of success. Of course, there is no chance of success, if you didn’t try. Vineet Raj Kipoor Oh wow, I had this on my to do list but you guys beat me to it! Please do carry on nominating […]
We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give Winston Churchill I like the scouts, cubs and beavers. I’ve been involved with them for a while now. Whether it’s helping out, doing a bit of catering or putting on a course I’ve […]
The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood. Richard Paul Evans It’s close – you can practically smell the nylon and whisky in Santa’s beard. We’ve secretly been populating our shelves with Christmas goodies and attending ‘Autumn Fayres’ which are actually Christmas fairs that dared not come out of […]
When you have kids, you see things through different eyes Dave Grohl And for a large part those eyes are streaming, itchy or puffy and more often than not one of them is twitching through lack of sleep. This has been the case recently, but not through lack of sleep. […]
Give me a good sharp knife and a good sharp cheese and I’m a happy man George R R Martin Cheese is selling well at the moment. Beer & Cider have tapered off but the miniatures of gin and vodka are always popular as they make great gifts. Bread is […]