After over a year of organisation, planning, to-ing and fro-ing from the city with different documents, we are finally here! A travelling food business, seasonal, organic and delicious. Hopefully beginning to make a living doing what we love. Right now I’m sat in a café in Avilés enjoying some free wifi whilst Susan and Nik set up the stand for the morning. This winter we’re … Continue reading SAZÓN
It seems, after two years of experimentation with the seed starting to harvest cycle, that every serious gardener needs a greenhouse. Continue reading “Building a Lean-To Greenhouse on a Stone Cabin”
Just like a Buzzin’ Fly
Come into your life
Now I float away
Like honey in the sun
– Tim Buckley
It’s interesting how the word ‘social’ can be used in both fun and absolute opposite contexts. Continue reading “Summer Social”
It’s July! We’ve just come back from a lovely wedding in Swansea. Good weather, great people, and lots of love. This time last year we had quite a different adventure. In 2017, we both walked el Camino de Santiago. Recognising the importance of a solo journey, we took different routes at the same time. I walked el Norte from Gijon, and Nik did the Primitivo, … Continue reading San Salvador Al Revés
Life has become very chicken-orientated. The day begins by opening the coop, lifting the feeder to release soaked and fermented corn, and letting the hens run wild. It ends by gently encouraging two or three hens, though ideally all of them, back into the coop and lifting any remaining ones into their nest for the night. And of course, there’s everything in between. I’ve found … Continue reading Hens and garden
