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After spending a week filling our fridge and freezer with home cooked Free Range Chicken meals from pie to coronation chicken, Jason checked on his Woodford's Wherry that is currently brewing away in his 'Man' room. For his 26th Birthday I decided that i was bored of the talk and that it was about time he actually started to brew his own - and so he got the kit a few days early and has been...

Making your own wine from organic "Landshared" produce or foraged fruits is one of the most rewarding tasks of the year. It pays to think about it now, especially if it's your first time, so you can "tool up" for the following season's bounties and celebrate the end of the year with your own wine in style. Here's some instructions, perhaps a little "photo guide" to making your own. This "Blog"...

  Firstly I have to say thank you to people on Landshare who have commented on my blog and who have responded to messages re home beer and wine making. I am getting people to interview from a few other places as well and my research trajectory around the country over the next few weeks is starting to take form.     My plan was to avoid last minute panic by getting all the data...

With spring turning to summer the hedgerows are brimming with the promise of beer and wine. Yes that is right hedgerows are like the booze aisle in the shops but with no superfluous packaging and gratification is not instant, although nettle beer is respectable within 10 days. This spring is a little different for me as in addition to foraging for ingredients I am foraging for research...