We’ve just taken delivery of a few sacks of barley, oats and wheat seed for our latest brewing experiments. Lucky old us*. And to contain our...
Author - Rich
How to season wood
February, eh? What a scorcher! We spent the latter half of the month prancing around in shorts, waving at early emerging butterflies and sniffing the...
Hayter Osprey 46 Autodrive Lawnmower Review
Last year we had a Hayter Osprey 46 Autodrive Mower on a long term test and spent the summer months beasting grass on a variety of lawns. With its...
In pictures: The American Museum & Gardens
It’s not often we get chance to mooch around a world class garden on our own doorstep, but our neighbours* at the American Museum & Gardens have...
How to make leaf mould
Autumn has arrived and the trees surrounding our allotment are busy littering our neglected veggie beds and adjoining pathways with their crispy...
Cider(s) of the Week: Crafty Nectar No.7 & No.8
Having recently attended Bristol’s harbour-side Craft Beer Festival with its incredible array of tasty boozes, we were dismayed to find a...
How to make beetroot chutney
Down on the plot, we’ve been busy battling an unwinnable war with the powdery mildew that has blighted our pumpkin patch. We’ve not really been...
Restaurant review: Comptoir Libanais
Back in May, I made my yearly pilgrimage to the Chelsea Flower Show. This was my third year of attendance and so I have become battle hardened in its...
Bottles for goalposts – How to watch the World Cup
Rejoice! It’s almost time for the World Cup to kick off! A time for all Englishmen and overpaid football pundits to bang on about that one flukey win...
Father’s Day? Beer please…
Father’s Day is looming large, its impending arrival heralded by piles of crappy, dad-related gifts that have started to amass in shop windows up and...
A pie and a pint – gluten-free stylee
What's the best food to pair with a gluten-free beer? A gluten-free pie, of course. We've tested this glutenless dream combo…
Cold comfort – a Muck Boot review
As much as manufacturers try to seduce us with their shiny wares, the products we feature on these pages need to be pretty special before we are...