The last and the largest of this year's peaches, heavy as a cricket ball

Nice piece in this months Country Living Magazine....

For any of you that fancy it, chance to take part in a food blogging event organised to raise awareness of conditions in the broiler chicken industry -

http://amerrierworld.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/let-them-eat-chicken/

The perfect antidote to the flaccid thinking of that conference a fortnight back, Michael Pollan on why what we all do, how we all live, makes a difference. And maybe makes the difference.

Like George Monbiot he's one of those people so shockingly bright, yet so beautifully communicative, that it almost makes me want to stop thinking, never mind writing. If you haven't had a look at Pollan's book In Defence of Food give yourself a treat