Are Baked Beans the Threshold to a Pulse Revolution in the UK?
Ponderings on how growing and eating more pulses in the UK could improve our health, reduce agricultural emissions and make our food system more resilient. Where it all began “Children understand the concept of baked beans”, the words of a Bristolian school chef during a discussion on how the city could transition to a more…
The River Chew – part one
song sharing – paths old and quiet – naked plunge – the beetle that follows – me and ben meandering In tides of green And meadows sweet In forests tall Sing for us all In times of greed Where flowers weep In rivers old Swim for us all Chwefru, ‘the moving, gushing water’ or ‘winding…
Alder
Fearn Full Moon 23rd February A Moon in new surroundings – small is beautiful – egret empire At this stage in my journey through the Celtic tree calendar, I feel myself getting tangled in a confusion of moon cycles, a house being engulfed by ivy, making it harder and harder to see clearly out the…
Rowan
Luis Full Moon 27th December 2023 Rowan (luis) follows birch (beith) in the Celtic tree Calendar and I have been struggling for inspiration with this journey I began with hazel (coll) at the end of summer when I moved home to Stanton Drew. Fortunately I haven’t given up and having watched the 1973 cult classic horror…
Birch
Beith Layers and layers and layers – shedding – old vices - new beginnings – graceful A fountain of twigs shaped like a frozen waterfall. Purple hues drape the path through this birch tree muse. Beith is the first tree in the cycle of the Celtic tree calendar and in folklore is connected to themes of…
Out of Extinction Oat Crumble
A rebellious autumn dish that will feed the many. Warning: making this crumble is an act of rebellion against the state and could result in persecution. Proceed with precaution… Ingredients Cook time: 30 minutes Prep time: >100 hours (spread unevenly across 10 months) Methodology Where this crumble begins and where it ends is somewhat hard…
Elder
Ruish Full Moon 28th October 2023 Service station deities – Samhain – maple grove – anchovy anthropomorphism Mossy carpets draped like cloakes Through hyphae threads they spoke. Lay down for long enough to hear the trees whisper. Grieve in the graveyard, green tapestries of divinity. Solitary trees sway in the wind, tokenistic totem poles of…
Muin
Vine Full moon 29th September 2023 Deception – lost wisdom – dapple shade – changing colours Let the edges encroach. Sit back and watch as pavestone cracks make way for weeds, creeping rhizomes that piece together concrete carpets, a living cord that binds us all together. Worship in the chlorophyll cathedral, where I’m unravelling beliefs. …
Hazel moon
Hazel Coll Full moon 31st August 2023 Barefoot wandering – hedgerow haircuts – wild honey – perspective – precious pockets – restepping – backdoor savannah Filled with delight, the deep brown hazelnuts hung in front of me, laden with fruit, branches drooped down with the weight of its bounty. I couldn’t believe my luck, they…
The future is in Our Lands – a talk by Craig Bennet
My time at Grace Gardens continues to fly by – now seven weeks in I am continuing to love my time on the farm and it has been awesome to welcome back students and begin to get them involved with jobs on the land. The vegetable growth has slowed down, not helped by the period…
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