Category: A Country Living

Logging on to horse power

It may be 10,000 years old, but Toby Hoad believes the ancient skill of horse logging is vital in shaping and saving our woodlands....

Meet the master hut-maker shepherding success

Tracie Beardsley meets Richard Lee, Dorset craftsman, founder of Plankbridge and pioneer of a global revival of shepherd’s huts In a moment of quiet reverie,...

The happy hippophile

Take a look at the life of Dorset farrier Sam Wilkes and you will believe horseshoes really are lucky. Tracie Beardsley reports I think I’m...

Time to lathe about

Self-taught wood-turners Peter Thomas and Trevor Ball tell Tracie Beardsley how they have turned retirement into a new career When octogenarian actors Derek Jacobi and...

Wet, dried and fried

Filleting since he was 14 – meet the fourth generation fishmonger with no better fish to fry when it comes to his life choices....

Up on the roof

Far from drawing life’s short straw, Master Thatcher Mike Howe switched career to own an artisan business and teach future generations an ancient skill Mike...

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The beautiful social aspects of driving (no cars required!)

There is a whole new social world to be enjoyed with carriage riding – and you don’t need to own a horse, says Clare...

Sweet potatomacaroni cheese

‘This is a great way to add some veggies to your macaroni cheese. I also use a creamy garlic cheese with a hard cheese...

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