A is for Apples, Alchemy and Action: three elements that, when combined can result in a scrumptacular riot of epic proportions! Here’s how I brought these elements together and discovered the fulcrum to open up a whole world of fermentation that I had previously only dreamed of…

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Preserving is not just for old people but is punk fucken rock because it’s all about the DIY. Yes, making jam or growing your own tomatoes then making them into chutney is a completely amazing and revelatory experience!

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I recently got myself a digital camera in the sales but it didn’t come with any proper camera bag to protect it when in transit, so I decided to make a little pouch for it to protect it from scratches and the like.

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Picking and eating wild food has become a bit of a new fad, but don’t let that put us off. It is a great way to get to know nature better, and why spend hours slogging away growing spinach on an allotment when there is probably a patch of nettles just nearby? Wild foods are […]

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In Arms Reach was a collective that started in the early summer of 2004 with the intention of squatting a central London building to act as a social centre to have gigs, workshops, films and other events. We ended up squatting 8 Portman Street, a building 30 seconds off Oxford Street, and having an awesome […]

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Squatting is not always done by political people, but to me it is a political act in itself. It is about reclaiming space and self-empowerment. The words on every copy of the Squatters Handbook read ‘Squatting is still legal, necessary and free’. Somehow free means something more than not having to pay for it. Squatting […]

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I am so tired of magazines telling me what to wear, what’s ‘hot’ and what’s ‘not’…I think it’s about time we took clothing into our own hands- we should wear what makes us feel strong and individual, not whatever Vogue is telling us is this month’s ‘must have’. Why should we be slaves to fashion […]

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Setting up a DIY distro - particularly a zine distro - is pretty easy, especially if you do a zine yourself. I started doing Death Wish zines (now Town Clock distro), in the summer of 2000. At the time there were three zines on the go in little old Thirsk. My effort, ‘Small Sailor’ (and […]

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