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Wild and Free

Ever since I first got involved in, #30DaysWild, I’ve been excited by how much you can enjoy nature without spending

I have always loved Autumn. I blame the hymn Autumn Days which we sang at school: Autumn days when the grass

#Rainbowblooms is a joyful blast of colour on Sundays, but a flower doesn’t need to be bright to be beautiful.

When I was a child, my mum used to take me on regular fairy-spotting jaunts, to the end of the

I find a quiet joy in making jams and jellies, fruit leathers and liqueurs. The delicious aromas and slow, “ploc,

The summer lends itself to getting outdoors. The sunshine, ice cream vans and festivals galore lure us outside to play.

Foraging is starting to dominate my life. I stir jam between checking emails, have an oven full of fruit leather

With every passing #Rainbowblooms, I become more aware of the shifting seasons. The colours are no less beautiful, but richer

Having a chronic health condition gets dull. In my case, a combination of conditions means my bones and joints push

I have espoused my love for tomatoes before. However, they haven’t always been considered an edible treat. They were long considered