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From tree tops to wood ovens: snapshots of my country life

by Jake Eastham

About seven years ago, after a long career as a qualified Arborist, I started thinking about being a photographer.…
The Staal Smokehouse

by Justin Staal

Staal Smokehouse is a very small family run business dedicated to producing and delivering the finest smoked…
Showler and Showler

by Hannah Showler

An interview with Hannah Showler, Creative Director of Showler and Showler design agency. Q. Hannah, where…
The economics of edible hedgerows

by The Patient Plotter

Hedges are amongst the oldest man made features in the countryside and have been an integral part of country…
A history of food photography in the 1990s

by Helen Grace Ventura Thompson

This article focuses on the selective focus technique that was introduced to food photography in the 1990s.…
Gravetye Manor

by Patricia and Dennis Cleveland-Peck

Probably every food writer has a special place about which he or she writes reluctantly, hardly wanting…
A tour of Duchy Home Farm and Highgrove Gardens

by Silvana de Soissons

Patrick Holden CBE, the ex-director of the Soil Association and founder of the Sustainable Food Trust {SFT}, and…
The food of my art

by Mike Geno

My fascination with painting food began in senior school in 1999, when I was painting a series of toys that were…
Allies Design

by Susanna Cook

Introduction: Allies Design is one of the leading creative design agencies in Britain, creating packaging,…
Tom Jaine, Editor of Prospect Books

by Silvana de Soissons

As I am standing in Tom Jaine’s kitchen, talking to his wife Sally, she tells me that they have lived in…