As we tuck into hearty mushroom casseroles, Daniel Butler argues the mistle thrush, not the robin, should be the real Christmas bird…
Organic Wales Features
River Cottage Everyday by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Putting food on the table for the family quickly and economically doesn’t mean you have to compromise on quality. This book shows how Hugh’s approach to food can be adapted to suit any growing, working family, or busy young singles and couples for that matter. Breakfast, baking, lunchboxes, quick suppers, healthy snacks, eating on the […]
Partridge
Partridge is available throughout the autumn and makes the perfect vehicle for a wild mushroom sauce…
Hedgehogs
Hedgehogs begin to hibernate just as the main mushroom crop begins to dwindle…
Jay
A fleeting glimpse of a garish jay is a common sight on a autumn mushroom foray…
Sloe
Sloes are a frequent ‘by-catch’ on forays and the next season the resulting drink makes the perfect end to a chilly expedition. The fruit of the blackthorn is justly famous as a gin flavouring and the perfect time to pick these is after their skins have been softened by the first frost. Thanks to its hard needle-sharp spikes (they can puncture tractor tyres) blackthorn is one of the best hedging materials and is therefore…
Practical Permaculture Gardening Course 3/4th Oct
Practical Permaculture Gardening A two-day course. 9.30am -5pm both days Thursday 12 – Friday 13 Nov 2009
Timber Frame Self Build Workshops – 5-9th Oct Machynlleth
Timber Frame Self Build Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth 05/10/2009 – 09/10/2009
Spiders
Is there some strange link between spiders and fungi? Both emerge in force in early Autumn…
Badger
Badgers are well loved creatures, but unfortunately they have a taste to the beetle grubs which invade porcini and can devastate a potential bumper crop.
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