Those of you keeping an eye on what we were up to in Wales would have seen that we went to the Plough Inn in St Asaph to hold a Pub Social. To quote us in our itinerary, “apparently this pub is a farmer’s hotspot”. Err…it wasn’t…far from it, in fact! We’re not sure how… Continue reading Chinese Whispers
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Gourmet Sea Salt Making
We’ve been thinking recently about how people’s connection to the land can drive their entrepreneurial spirit and there is no clearer example of this than the story of David and Alison Lea-Wilson, founders of the Anglesey Sea Salt Company. The pair have spent decades on or around the coastline of the Menai Strait, which separates… Continue reading Gourmet Sea Salt Making
Twiglets
We’ve picked up some great foliage on our travels, but this twig was particularly stubborn when it came to removal!
Welsh Farm Organics
Looking into rural businesses on this trip, one thing that has really stood out is the lengths to which some people go in order to create employment for themselves in a part of the world they love; be that the countryside in general, a particular region, or the very farm they grew up on. As… Continue reading Welsh Farm Organics
Frizbee Golf in Pembrokeshire
One of the things we have been interested in on this tour is weird and wonderful farm diversification projects so, when we heard about ‘frizbee golf’ on a farm in Pembrokeshire, we had to take a look. Richard and Dawn Lewis have been farming (beef, dairy and arable) at Slebech, near Haverfordwest, for nearly twenty… Continue reading Frizbee Golf in Pembrokeshire
Local Tales at the Square and Compass
Our Pub Social at the Square and Compass in Worth Matravers, on Dorset’s Isle of Purbeck, was slightly different to our usual Pub Socials. When we discovered that Andy Baggs (who we spent the day with on his dairy farm) was the Hayward of Wareham Common, it opened up a whole can of questioning worms.… Continue reading Local Tales at the Square and Compass
The Bell at Smarden
The location for our second Pub Social Night, The Bell at Smarden in Kent is one of those rare finds: a pub that’s worth moving counties for to make it your local! With a number of different rooms, there’s something to suit everyone, but we spent most the night in the Cellar Bar, where you… Continue reading The Bell at Smarden
Cooking Game with Mark Gilchrist
Ever since we set up Muddy Matches, we’ve been really interested in meeting other young entrepreneurs, and particularly those that have bucked the trend of moving to a city to find work and are making their living in the countryside. Mark Gilchrist of Game for Everything is one such entrepreneur, firmly demonstrating that hard work,… Continue reading Cooking Game with Mark Gilchrist