i never really saw myself as a chicken person - oh yes, i eat it, but i never thought i'd have chickens myself. i remember being a ...

red currants (and proof that there was the occasional bit of sunshine this summer) our rainy, cool weather this year was a boon for the ...

the garden is winding down, but it has been a bountiful summer - borlotti beans (that's the red pods here), tomatoes, small delectabl...

somehow , we've ended up with four pet rabbits at our house.  and it occurred to me that i was spending a small fortune keeping them ...

it's been raining this week (again, again) and watching the news this week has been positively depressing - riots all over england, s...

awhile ago, i promised to do a rhubarb post. i love rhubarb. it's one of the first things to appear in the garden in the spring and i...

Did anyone see the Harvard study which was published, and widely reported on , this week? After 20 years of monitoring which foods seemed ...