Freelance food and farming writer exploring food systems re-localisation. #FromeFoodNetwork co-ordinator. Food writing/pitching mentor
Joined January 2013
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14 May 2025
this is the direction in which things are going right now telegrams.substack.com/p/cap…
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30 Aug 2024
Though young, Somerset's very first whisky is (already) tasting mighty interesting.
29 Aug 2024
Cheers to @hughwrites at The Wallfish Journal for spotlighting our Somerset distillery and whisky production process. You can read the full article here: open.substack.com/pub/thewal…
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29 Aug 2024
Cheers to @hughwrites at The Wallfish Journal for spotlighting our Somerset distillery and whisky production process. You can read the full article here: open.substack.com/pub/thewal…
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31 Jul 2024
Where to eat in #Frome, published today on the WFJ. Something for one's back pocket perhaps: thewfj.co.uk/p/an-eaters-gui…
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24 Jul 2024
Why would any good, self-respecting food producer want to sell their wares at a supermarket, and therefore part of a system generally out to exploit producers and devalue the food they make?
Some answers to be found in this week's WFJ newsletter: thewfj.co.uk/p/if-supermarke…
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16 Jul 2024
Mr Gates ever heard of Flora?
16 Jul 2024
Butter made from CO2 not cows tastes like ‘the real thing’
“Savor backed by Bill Gates, says product has lower carbon footprint as it doesn’t need cows”
Anything that ends factory farming cruelty & helps our health, environment & planet is a positive step
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7 Jul 2024
In the interests of cornetto - based rigour, I am examining the size of the chocolate plug at the base of each. Because this is the best bit, no? A sort of glorious crescendo finale to the whole affair. For Mrs Clay’s guide, in @TelegraphFood soon.
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5 Jul 2024
13 food item prices Italian supermarket vs UK supermarket
🇮🇹 cheapest for apples, oranges, eggs (free range or organic), tomatoes and greek yoghurt.
🇬🇧 cheapest for cornflakes, pringles, Kinder Bueno, KitKat, ready-made sandwiches, microwave meal, milk and bananas
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11 Jun 2024
Based on old (but most recent!?) data, if the chocolate digestive is your favourite biscuit, then – so sorry – you are statistically most likely to be a Tory 🍪
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5 Jun 2024
If I could give you one piece of advice on injecting more personality into your writing, it’s this:
Don’t be afraid to be weird.
Weird is exceptional.
Weird is interesting.
Weird is novel.
And? Weird isn’t really weird, to the ones who get it.
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5 Jun 2024
My friend @suepalmer23 gave me one month free reading of the entire Wallfish Journal. Totally my cup of tea. Thank you Sue.
I think this piece is free ... if anybody is out there, I recommend. Seeing as I have zero followers now, due to x glitch, probably not. Hello?
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20 Apr 2024
The Somerset Levels are one of the county's biggest (albeit pretty artificial) marvels. But they could soon all but disappear. Full story, ft @SomersetRLM, @mtemperley, @SRAnews, @SomersetWT: thewfj.co.uk/p/somersets-mos…
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16 May 2024
If you are in or visiting #Somerset this spring/summer, it may be of benefit to know I've published 18 food and drink-oriented things for one to get one's chops around: thewfj.co.uk/p/the-wfjs-guid…
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20 Apr 2024
The Somerset Levels are one of the county's biggest (albeit pretty artificial) marvels. But they could soon all but disappear. Full story, ft @SomersetRLM, @mtemperley, @SRAnews, @SomersetWT: thewfj.co.uk/p/somersets-mos…
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5 Feb 2024
@hughwrites, on the breweries keeping it very local 🌾👌💯
🤓 Read on page 62 in this month's issue
📸: Rude Giant Brew Co
#fermentmagazine #beer52 #graininbeer #craftbeer
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31 Jan 2024
Read an exclusive extract from my #WildBoar book 'Groundbreakers' (published tomorrow) in @inkcapjournal today!
Editor @some_yeo is v. modest in saying Inkcap had a "small role" in the book being born - it wouldn't have happened without her & the journal!
inkcapjournal.co.uk/the-retu…
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20 Nov 2023
Hear from @hughwrites, #FromeFoodNetwork, and Caroline Wajsblum, @fromefield2fork on how their vision for a community kitchen could benefit our #community from #sustainability, giving new opportunities to local businesses and feeding our town.
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20 Nov 2023
A space where our community can eat, have a cuppa, and come together!
Hear @fromefield2fork and @hughwrites #FromeFoodNetwork's vision for a community kitchen in #Saxonvale.
youtu.be/D1XOUDUBqNE
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16 Nov 2023
This week the WFJ profiled Ayesha Kalaji - the "half-Arab chef with purple hair" - and how she's bringing not-how-you-imagined-it Middle Eastern food to Somerset: thewfj.co.uk/p/queen-of-the-… @queenofcupsbar @MasterChefUK @shorkk_food
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