Desperate Reader

It's the time of year when I like to look back at the books I've read over the last twelve months and make a totally subjective choi...

A new River Cottage handbook is, as far as I'm concerned, a cause for celebration. A new River Cottage handbook from John Wright is most...

A river cottage handbook. About Herbs. By Nikki Duffy - whose 'Source It' column was my favourite thing about 'The Guardian...

This was another amazon purchase (and another source of high street frustration.) ‘Hedgerow’ should be easily available - it’s been well pu...

After last Sunday’s promise of summer this has felt like a bit of a grim old weekend, not a feeling helped by working on Saturday and Monday...