Escape to the country

Ali Paice, co-founder of Bert’s Kitchen Garden

Amy Frain, 41, lives with her husband Rob, 41, and their children Lily, seven, and George, three. When I was a child, most other kids chose the USA or Africa for school geography projects, but I alway

Lorna Maybery meets a couple on a steep learning curve after taking on the family farming business

IT had been a long, hard drive. Frances had left early, hoping to get away before the rush hour – only to discover that the rush hour started earlier still. She stopped for a break further south than

He’s fronted the nation’s favourite countryside show for 16 years. Matt Baker on rescuing sheep, life-changing farmer dramas and feeling like a duck out of water

Three women explain how small, simple homes feed their artistic natures