“i feel a real connection to what is a dying craft”

Corn-dolly crafter Colette Hughes describes the bleak situations our ancestors faced. “Imagine,” she says. “It’s winter and your family is hungry and cold. It gets dark early, fresh food is in short s

Nature is the common thread woven through Sophie’s crafting business, Forest and Dot – from the workshops she holds in woodland teepees to the yarn she dyes by hand with locally foraged plants. Herita

I’m bringing the street together, one brew at a time

Three women explain how delving into the past enriches their lives

Toni Graham, 64, was earning a good salary but wasn’t happy. It took a crisis for her to realise that money isn’t everything…

Joe Stanley reflects on the farm’s autumnal jobs, including laying new field drainage