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Paddling at the cookery school.
Chef Nick Martin	By chefnick on Thursday, September 28, 2006

Well it was a bit of a wet start to today,when I arrived at Lucy cooks in Staveley there was 2&q ...

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Italian cooking courses at Lucy's by Chef Nick
Chef Nick Martin	By chefnick on Thursday, September 28, 2006

I have started to teach at Lucy's fantastic new school in Staveley, mostly Italian dishes at the mom ...

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Yummy chicken a la Jumble Room
Baby Luke goes Bananas!	By CeciliaC on Tuesday, September 26, 2006

As our baby is due to arrive any day, we decided we'd better go and have a "last" ...

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Never mind the pandemayn, let them eat horse bread!
Historic Food - Ivan Day	By historicfood on 9/19/2006

An Englishman’s status in society was once expressed ...

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Stop messin' with the beetroots!
Baby Luke goes Bananas!	By CeciliaC on Sunday, September 10, 2006

We order organic fruit and veg from Howbarrow once a week, so are lucky enough to be able to get fre ...

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A picnic, a borehole, Sundog and carcinogenic teflon.....
On the farm at Howbarrow	By Paul Hughes on 9/3/2006

It's organic fortnight and Howbarrow is 10 years old. We are having an open day and Bring your own P ...

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The wrong type of rain......
On the farm at Howbarrow	By Paul Hughes on 7/12/2006

The rain has freshened everything up, but to paraphrase the British Rail saying, "It's the ...

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New preserve producer using fructose
Baby Luke goes Bananas!	By CeciliaC on Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Friendly Food & Drink has recently been set up by Geoff Monkman and Lorraine Stobbart. They ...

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If pesticides were purple....
On the farm at Howbarrow	By Paul Hughes on 6/27/2006

The rain has freshened everything up, polytunnel vines now in full leaf with fruit setting, providin ...

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Olde Smokey
Historic Food - Ivan Day	By historicfood on 6/23/2006

Meat slowly smoked in the hooded chimneys of Lakeland farmhouses was an important element of the local diet for centuries.

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