Supermarket sourdough
Before we started regular baking we were avid consumers of supermarket sourdough. We appreciated the hand-made approach and natural ingredients […]
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Sourdough
Industrial bread… I never knew there was so much in it :(
n Britain today, around 80% of the bread we consume is manufactured using the Chorleywood Bead Process (CBP). This process,
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Sourdough
Worm composting
Worm composting (or ‘vermicomposting’) involves worms digesting fruit and vegetable scraps to produce nutrient-rich worm castings. Yup, vermicompost is worm
Splitting our hive – part 4
The final part of our mini-series coincides with peak swarm season – and we find out whether our new queen
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BeesSplitting our hive – part 3
It all goes horribly wrong – but not for the reasons we were expecting! https://youtu.be/M6ukAGJ17Vw?si=nb6De1bkK-qArYnj
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BeesSplitting our hive – part 2
Two weeks after the split, it’s time to see to check up and see if we’ve got a new queen…
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BeesSplitting our hive – part 1
We started keeping bees in May 2019 when we collected our first swarm. Although it was small swarm, the bees
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Bees
Emerald 100
We’re delighted to report that Ayesha has been included in the Emerald 100 – a list of 100 inspiring Muslims
Look no hands! Feeding fish on holiday*
*No, not when the fish are on holiday. When we are. Fish keeping best practice is apparently to feed
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Aquaponics, Projects