Are we taking the fun out of fungi?

Are we taking the fun out of fungi?

When I talk to people about foraging, the mental imagery that frequently comes to mind is looking for mushrooms. There has been a lot of attention in the media recently about the incorrect identification of mushrooms which has lead to sickness and in some cases death....
The war on weeds has begun

The war on weeds has begun

On Sunday the clouds opened up and let the sun shine through for the first time in weeks. It has been raining cats and dogs this year and the sunshine was welcomed to thaw s out – even if only for a day. It was quickly evident that whilst the sun was shining, we...
Move over, an Italian beauty has moved in

Move over, an Italian beauty has moved in

Three is a crowd they say. It sure is. An Italian beauty has moved into our family and stolen my husbands’ attention. She is young, shiny, curvaceous, agile and she is ………an Antonio Carraro. It was quickly evident that a broad acre tractor was...

The second year of transformation

July 1st 2013 was settlement day for us and Tilleys Hill Farm. What a huge year it has been. We don’t have too much time to sit back and reflect on the drastic difference we’ve made to this derelict land thus far as there is still SO much to do to reach...

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