Author Archives: Rhona

Journalism, food geography and a mighty fine picnic

May 2

We had the entertaining guidance of the Guardian‘s very own Matthew Fort to speak to us last week. I have been to many a talk on how to write and on selling your writing, but it never hurts to have … Continue reading →

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Crete part 4: phyllo finale

Apr 24

The Crete trip was drawing to a close. We moved along to Rethymnon on Saturday, via the National Agricultural Research Foundation in Messara, where we had a talk from another gracious speaker, Dr Manolis Kambourakis who talked about some of … Continue reading →

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Crete part 3: shepherds, cheese and village feast

Apr 21

One morning we ascended a steep, gravel road and shortly found ourselves a lot of the way up a mountain, at an open-air milking parlour. The goats were corralled and driven at intervals by a pair of well trained dogs … Continue reading →

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Crete part 2: Amari Valley; wild greens, pastry and sing for your supper

Apr 19

It may have felt on the wintry side at times, but we were in Crete at a perfect time to catch the full glory of wildflowers. Our Thursday morning was spent gathering wild greens from the hillside, and preparing them … Continue reading →

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Crete part 1: snail tales from central Crete