Strawberry Cordial Recipe

Strawberry Cordial Recipe

by | Jun 2, 2026 | Blog, drinks, Preserving, Recipes

This strawberry cordial recipe is a taste of summer in a bottle. Easy to make, the cordial will make your kitchen smell divinely of strawberries as it simmers on the stove. Strawberry cordial is a delicious way to use up a glut of strawberries, preserving the harvest...
An autumnal update from my no dig garden

An autumnal update from my no dig garden

by | Nov 5, 2022 | Ael Y Bryn, Autumn, Blog, Courses, Events, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, Mulching, No Dig Gardening, No Hungry Gap, Organic, Permaculture, Polytunnel, Preparing The Soil, Preserving, What To Sow Now, Winter

Things are slowing down in the garden here at Ael Y Bryn, and the landscape view from my desk window is very autumnal. It’s pouring down. I’m waiting for the rain to stop so that I can harvest some greens, leeks and herbs to go with our dinner this evening...
On this harvest moon…

On this harvest moon…

by | Sep 27, 2018 | Autumn, Blog, Gardening, Homesteading, Kitchen garden, Mulching, No Dig Gardening, No Dig Home, No Dig Organic Home and Garden, No Hungry Gap, Organic, Permaculture, Polytunnel, potions, Preparing The Soil, Preserving, The Creative Kitchen, Winter

This week began with the Autumn Equinox, the festival of Mabon, which starts on September 21st although the actual time of the equinox was Sunday 23rd at around 2am (in the UK). Day and night are of equal length once more, before the nights get longer and the days...