Tube Strike Christmas and the Long Walk to Camden
Tube Strike Christmas and the Long Walk to Camden – Carrying an amp across London on foot teaches you about distance, crop rotation and the true meaning of a night bus
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The Cozy Radicalism of the Repair Cafe
The Cozy Radicalism of the Repair Cafe – A Dutch naturalist in London mends a toaster, defends a spanner and discovers that repair is the quietest form of rebellion
The London Rent Hunt and the Farmhouse Dream
The London Rent Hunt and the Farmhouse Dream – A one-bed in Zone 3 now costs what a Texas ranch costs per acre, if the ranch had a viewing and a lanyard
The Crown Estate and the Tenant Farmer
The Crown Estate and the Tenant Farmer – Britain’s grandest landlord has fields, a calendar and a long list of people waiting to hear about the roof
Columbia Road Flower Market Meets the Crop Calendar
Columbia Road Flower Market Meets the Crop Calendar – Sunday in E2 is a lesson in seasonal planting, delivered at volume by men with buckets and opinions
Hackney City Farm and the Curly Pig Question
Hackney City Farm and the Curly Pig Question – A working farm sits a short walk from the Tube, and the animals have seen more gentrification than the estate agents
The Village Fete and the Last Defence of Britain
The Village Fete and the Last Defence of Britain – Bunting, jam and a marrow of dubious origin: the English summer at its most stubbornly heroic
Farm Chic Is London’s Next Big Look
Farm Chic Is London’s Next Big Look – From Hackney balconies to Savile Row fitting rooms, the capital has decided it wants to dress like it is up before dawn
Shoreditch Coworking and the Family Farm
Shoreditch Coworking and the Family Farm – Hot desks, hay bales and an org chart with a bull on it: the start-up world could do worse than a day on the land