The journal
Industry news in plain English, buyer’s guides for everyday shopping, long reads from the people behind the food, and pairings worth getting up early for.
The people side of local food — the noticeboards, the halls, the group-buys and the neighbours who make a village feel like one.
Village life & community · 13 Aug 2026
A pound spent with a local producer doesn’t stop there — it goes round the village a second and third time. The quiet economics of buying local, and what it holds together.
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Village life & community · 6 Aug 2026
A thriving village was never just its shops. It was the noticeboard, the market, the odd-jobs going, the people looking out for each other. Here’s how those threads come back together in one place.
Read story →Village life & community · 20 Jul 2026
The cork board outside the village hall was never really about the notices. It was about knowing who was nearby, and what they could do for each other. That habit is quietly coming back.
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