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Music in their hearts

Thanks to a generous donation by Leweston School, residents of Trinity Manor care home can tickle the ivories whenever…

Roll up, roll up – it’s show time!

Alice Miller BVSC DBR MRCVS, Friars Moor Livestock Health. One of the highlights of the farming calendar for many is show…

Preparation pays in the show ring

By Tria Stebbing. It is show season, and after the last few years of cancellations, livestock is finally being shown…

Meditations in nature: The magic of moths

By Susie Curtin. Last night while I was sleeping, the moths in my garden were gathering. It was the perfect…

Keep it simple with green beans

By Rebecca Vincent. I adore green bean season, so much so that my wonderful mother would post some runner beans…

Show some love for British rapeseed

By Barbara Cossins. The hot weather in July was incredibly challenging for our combining of the rapeseed oil crop. Combining…

Enjoy fruits of the Jurassic coast

By Barbara Cossins. Here in Dorset we’re so lucky to live in a beautiful part of the world. Not one…

Glads all over…

By Sally Gregson. We are all familiar these days with gladioli cut and arranged in a tall, narrow-necked jug –…

Making more for next summer

By Sally Gregson. August can be a disappointing month. Despite weeks of drought, inevitably it seems to rain just when…

Coin collection may make £5,000

A collection of modern coins is estimated to sell for thousands of pounds in the Charterhouse September specialist auction…