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Mark Diacono - A Year at Otter Farm - 9781408828618 - V9781408828618
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A Year at Otter Farm

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Description for A Year at Otter Farm Hardback. Glimpses of life on an adventurous British smallholding that will show you just how feasible it is to grow exotic, unusual and forgotten produce at home. Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: BM; WBT; WMPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1244.

WINNER OF THE ANDRE SIMON FOOD BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2014

‘Otter Farm is all about flavour. It starts and ends with the question: What do I really want to eat?’


The taste of a perfectly ripe mulberry was Mark Diacono’s inspiration for creating Otter Farm, a unique smallholding in Devon with every inch dedicated to extraordinary produce. Sprouting broccoli, asparagus, artichokes, borlotti beans and chard flourish in the vegetable patch; quince and Chilean guava grow in the edible forest; and pigs and chickens roam freely.

Here Mark shares his colourful, beautiful recipes, all brimming with flavour and with fresh vegetables, herbs and fruit – including a warm salad of Padron peppers, cherries and halloumi, a stew made from chicken, pork and borlotti beans, a curried squash and mussel soup, and cucumber ice cream, quince doughnuts and fennel toffee apples. He charts the seasonal challenges and excitements of rural living, and offers practical advice for cultivating the best of the familiar, unusual and forgotten varieties at home. With luminous photography that captures life in the kitchen and outdoors, this ground-breaking book reveals how even the most exotic and exciting tastes can have their roots in British soil.

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408828618
SKU
V9781408828618
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-27

About Mark Diacono
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, the Britain’s first and only climate change farm. @MarkDoc / @OtterFarmUK / otterfarm.co.uk

Reviews for A Year at Otter Farm
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
Carolyn Hart
Daily Telegraph
Excellent … full of gardening advice and palate-teasing recipes, from cucumber ice cream to quince doughnuts
Delicious
Splendid
Bee Wilson
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
Emma Townshend
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
Best Books of 2014
Financial Times
Beautiful
BBC Countrylife
A visual treat
English Garden
Delicious sounding dishes, beautifully photographed
BBC Countrylife

Goodreads reviews for A Year at Otter Farm


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