Weed and feed

STEPPING BACK AND LETTING CORNERS OF HER LAND GROW WILD ALLOWS BECKY COLE TO FORAGE FOR EDIBLE PLANTS CLOSE TO HOME

Words and photography: BECKY COLE

Grower, forager and herbalist Becky Cole lives on a sustainable farm in Northern Ireland with her husband and children, where she teaches traditional skills such as foraging, gardening and fermenting. Becky hosts the Nature & Nourish podcast, has written a book: The Garden Apothecary (Hardie Grant) and shares gardening tips on BBC Radio 2 every month. Follow her at beckyocole.com or on Insta: @beckyocole. The story so far My gardening journey began when I moved to the farm about nine years ago. It’s right on the north coast of Ireland, sandwiched between the Giant’s Causeway and White Park Bay. I grew up in the countryside, so I was used to foraging and making remedies, but growing things from seed was a new skill for me. Now I have two no-dig polytunnels, a two-acre…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2022

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