A note from the editor
As the mornings become mistier and the days draw in, I find myself reflecting on the season that has passed and what we have achieved in our new(ish) garden. Our little orchard, planted in January, hasn’t provided a crop of fruit this year, but the trees (with the help of our trusty rainwater harvest system) have survived the dry weather and continue to grow steadily. The raised beds, erected in March to start homegrown production, have delivered an abundance of vegetables, enabling us to swap beetroot, courgettes and potatoes for eggs from our neighbours’ hens. But one of our biggest projects was building a log shed, an airy space for drying chopped wood that is now seasoned and ready for burning. For me, nothing beats the aroma of woodsmoke cutting…
