Past Connections — Food Connects

Mulch, wind, damn rabbits, and hope (30 Mar. - 5 Apr.)

Challenges and celebrations in the garden this week.

Food ConnectsCharlotte MaberlyApril 3, 2020mulch, gardening, pests, rabbits, seeds Comment

Patience, unwelcome visitors, and a new family member (23-29 Mar.)

Not being fooled by the Scottish ‘spring’, and welcoming Humphrey into our home.

Food ConnectsCharlotte MaberlyMarch 29, 2020humphrey, gardening, seeds, pests, foxComment

Observation in isolation

How I’m trying to keep connected during the Covid 19 lockdown.

Charlotte MaberlyMarch 28, 2020PermacultureComment

Covid 19, Prepping, Orchard and Mice (16-22 Mar.)

Covid 19 strikes and so food growing becomes paramount.

Food ConnectsCharlotte MaberlyMarch 22, 2020pests, gardening, covid19, coronavirus, seedsComment

Prepping for Brexit?

Do we need to be prepping for Brexit?

Thought For FoodCharlotte MaberlyFebruary 17, 2019brexit, prepping, larderComment

Just Eat It

A recommended read for those despairing of our diet obsessed culture.

Thought For FoodCharlotte MaberlyFebruary 8, 2019nutrition, diet, diet industry, book, booksComment

The Vegan Debate

With Vegan-uary behind us, should we continue with a vegan diet?

Thought For FoodCharlotte MaberlyFebruary 1, 2019veganism, vegan, orfc, sustainability, livestock, agriculture, agroecology, dietComment

Real and Radical: starting 2019 at the Oxford Real Farming Conference

How helpful is standing in opposition in the fight for change?

The Joy of Starting Again

It’s January! The perfect time to start afresh…

City to CountryCharlotte MaberlyJanuary 9, 2019countryside, social mediaComment

City to Country: Home is something worth writing about.

New and old voices celebrate the Scottish Borders

"You say tomato": Is big always bad in food production?

Big isn’t always bad: a visit to Standhill tomato farm and some thoughts on our fondness for ‘artisanal’ foods

Heatwave & holidays for some, hard work for others

Enjoying the sunshine? Spare a thought for those who have to keep our food growing!

City to CountryCharlotte MaberlyJuly 8, 2018water, farming, agriculture, countrComment

City to Country: beware of rural idyls

Do our dreams of country idyls make the countryside impossibly distant?

City to CountryCharlotte MaberlyJuly 4, 2018countryside, rural issuesComment

How and Why to Eat the Wild

Reasons to get out there and eat the wild - it ain’t just for ‘Foragers’!

Thought For Food, Past EventsCharlotte MaberlyJune 18, 2018foraging, wild food, wild craft, nature, outdoorsComment

Books for your Belly

A few recommended books on the subject of gut health

Thought For FoodCharlotte MaberlyJune 17, 2018fermentation, fermented food, kefir, saurkraut, gut health, biomeComment