The weather is dry, dry, dry and the garden is growing, growing and growing. We've finished the big job of scything the orchards and...

IN THE WORLD THE AMERICAN WAR IN UKRAINE Slowly but surely some words of caution are creeping into the “gung-ho” propaganda of the...

IN THE GARDEN It's still very cold and mice have been munching through the sweet corn and sweet pea seedlings in the greenhouse! On the...

A new paper which looks at excess deaths from all causes (ACM) in the US shows that the numbers increased rapidly in ALL age groups from...

The wet weather has been a bit of a pest as we try to get the garden ready for spring. Finally we've had a couple of dry days – enough to...

MAN DOES NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE! Today I write from Germany where the trains run smoothly at 250 Km/hr, the farmers routinely use...

My trip to New Zealand took me to Dubai, Australia and Singapore. My experience of the great cities of these places contrasted strongly...

Just back from New Zealand and it's time to press on with the vital winter tasks – pruning the soft fruits and espaliered trees and...

Once again, our students will stay in the picturesque village of Low Newton by the Sea and practical sessions will take place at the...

FIRST THE GOOD NEWS I'm still enjoying the sun in beautiful New Zealand whilst the garden sleeps through an English winter. While the...

This month’s news comes to you from “down under” in New Zealand. I am enjoying a second summer visiting my eldest son in Wellington. It's...

The garden has but a few chicory and cabbages left in it, and the soil is having a rest. But meanwhile... FARMING DILEMMAS! Modern...

This month I had my 77th birthday and decided to spoil myself by writing a new doggerel just to release some of the constant “bees in my...

It's Autumn in the garden. Time for fungi, rain and autumn harvest. The wonders of nature are manifest in this magnificent rainbow and...

GET READY FOR POWER CUTS As always I tell all my supporters to get ready for power cuts this winter. The simplest answer is a generator...

The time for autumn harvest is here as we come to the end of the productive garden season. The rains have arrived too which will boost...

Covid – my final word My latest doggerel has just been published for the wider world by The Conservative Woman The Tories' little...

Harvesting continues in the garden. All the black currants and gooseberries have been processed now – as always it's a much longer job...

I meet a lot of “good” people in my work and play. Many times I am asked about the meaning of “self-sufficiency” and why it might be...

At last the rains came and the garden bloomed! Salad, new potatoes and berries are now in full supply; the beans are shooting up their...