HOW will you remember the pandemic? For some, the memories will be terrible, even sadly tragic. For some traumatic. For everyone it’s been a life-changing experience. And it has brought out the best in some people and some communities. Take Castle Cary, for instance. In March 2020, as the coronavirus really hit and the country…
WE can’t travel to our favourite places, thanks to Covid-19, but we can still dream. Take a virtual tour of some of Europe’s most beautiful areas and finest vineyards, courtesy of Property Guides online, which has drawn up a list of ten top locations for wine. Stunning landscapes and fascinating history often go hand-in-hand with…
WHETHER you’re looking forward to a Christmas gathering with the permitted number of your nearest and dearest or raising a glass on Burns Night, the new Ex-Sherry Cask Single Malt from Dartmoor Whisky should hit the spot. Distilled at the old town hall in Bovey Tracey, the gateway to Dartmoor, and aged in an Oloroso…
– the first in a new series by nutritionist Daisy Ilchovska DAISY Ilchovska is an MSc level educated and registered nutritional therapist and founder of Optimal Health Nutrition (www.optimalhealthnutrition.co.uk) She re-trained as a nutritional therapist after her own health quickly deteriorated in her mid-20s when she was diagnosed with a debilitating autoimmune condition. Nutrition and…
FARMERS James and Charlotte Hull, who rear Tamworth pigs at their farm on the edge of Sandford Orcas near Sherborne, are running a pop-up shop at the farm every Saturday, from 10am to 2pm. The couple, who farm on sustainable and high welfare principles, describe the meat from their rare breed animals as “a taste…
THE search is on to find the best local food retailer in the South West, with the launch of the Farm Shop and Deli Awards 2021. Local food retailers including butchers, bakers, greengrocers and farm shops have been among the lockdown heroes during the pandemic. Over the last few months there have been so many…
A TEAM of pickers has been hard at work harvesting more than three tonnes of grapes from the Longleat Estate’s vineyard, located in the walled kitchen garden. There are more than 4,500 vines; producing a mix of Bacchus, Orion, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes. Up to ten volunteers have been taking part in the annual…
CAPREOLUS, the West Dorset-based artisan charcuterie producers, have added this year’s Golden Fork for the South West to their long list of Great Taste Awards from previous years. David and Karen Richards, who live and have their production base at Rampisham, won three gold Great Taste stars and went on to take the regional Golden…
APPLE Day this year fell on Wednesday 21st October, but inevitably there were very few events or celebrations – although it’s a great year for the apple harvest. This year should have been a special celebration because it marks the 30th anniversary of the event which began as part of a campaign to save English orchards…
TEN years of planning and maturing in the barrels have come to fruition with the release of Dartmoor Whisky, the ideal Christmas gift for any fan of single malt. Distilled and aged in the West Country’s first whisky distillery, at the gateway to Dartmoor the former in Bovey Tracey Town Hall, this whisky is firmly…