Pioneering gardener Mark Diacono’s vivid account of living, growing and cooking on his adventurous British smallholding, filled with practical advice, seasonal tales and inspiring recipes.
Mark Diacono is an award-winning writer and photographer. Known
for his commitment to sustainable, ethically produced food, Mark
was head of the Garden Team at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River
Cottage for many years before setting up Otter Farm, Britain’s
first and only climate change farm.
@MarkDoc / @OtterFarmUK / otterfarm.co.uk
Encyclopaedic and accessible ... Diacono paints a wonderful picture
of a farm life
*Guardian*
Brimming with off-the-beaten-track recipes and novel ideas ... This
is a tale of culinary adventure
*Sunday Telegraph*
It’s thrilling to have Mark Diacono’s account of what it is like
actually to live the dream … a useful country
companion/cookbook
*Daily Telegraph*
Excellent … full of gardening advice and palate-teasing recipes,
from cucumber ice cream to quince doughnuts
*Delicious*
Splendid
*Sunday Telegraph*
... back at home, I have Mark Diacono’s gooseberry salsa recipe in
A Year at Otter Farm waiting for me: cooked in vinegar with sugar,
then infused with shallots, mint, chives and lime; Diacono suggests
serving it with smoked mackerel. I obey. And then I am torn between
weeping at what I’ve been missing, and doing air-punches at the
idea that from now on, gooseberries are on the menu. Big time
*Independent*
Gorgeous
*Women & Home Feel Good Food*
The recipes are short, simple in methodology and easy to follow.
The photos ... portray the kaleidoscopic reach of this agriculture
venture beautifully
*English Garden*
Perfect for the gardener seeking inventive ways of using their
produce
*Grow Your Own*
Beautiful photographs, and food I can't wait to cook
*Saga*
The one to pluck out from the rest
*Financial Times*
Beautiful
*BBC Countrylife*
A visual treat
*English Garden*
Delicious sounding dishes, beautifully photographed
*BBC Countrylife*
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