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These little cakes are perfect for little hands. They are delicious on their own but even better with the white chocolate glaze and flowers. Lavender, geraniums, pansies and calendula petals have been used here. • 185g / 6.5oz unsalted butter at ro

Cut two squares of timber in the size you want for your press. For best results, choose timber that is approximately 2.5cm/1" thick. Your local hardware store can cut timber to size for you if you don’t have access to a saw. Drill a hole through th

• fragrant flowers • distilled water • aluminium pan • cheesecloth • sterilised glass bottle To start, decide on the flowers you want to use. Roses, honeysuckle, violets and jasmine are great choices. Gather about 1 1/2 cups of flower petals—y

Describe yourself. I am a Danish psychotherapist, teacher and author. I’m also a wife and mother to two daughters, Ida (21) and Julie (18). For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to supporting the development of others. I’m especially inte

• turn off the phones and the iPads. • leave our drama at the door. There are other times to focus on our problems. Hygge is about creating a safe place to relax with others and leave the everyday stressors outside. • not complain unnecessarily. •

1. Believe in yourself–you are the best caregiver for your children. Investigate your own parental values and know where your limits are–that will help you reach out for support when needed. One thing to remember is that you should not be friends wit

Tell us a little about yourself. I’m a mum of two boys, a wife, an adventurer, an activist and a business owner. Where did the idea to kayak the Clarence River start? My family had left my hometown of Yamba and moved to Sydney for my husband’s work a

When did you discover kombucha? I discovered kombucha about eight or nine years ago, when I was visiting a friend who lived in a tiny, off-grid, hand-built stone house on a windy mountain. I had no idea what that vinegar-y, strange-looking pancake wa

Through our direct sourcing model we’ve built close relationships with our producers with a goal to expand our community projects to every origin (country and farmers) we buy from. Committed to investing in social and environmental projects beyond th

The bento, which means ‘packed meal’, dates back to the 12th or 13th century in Japan. A bento typically consists of rice with fish or meat and vegetables. Traditionally it was served in a lacquered wooden box. Like many Japanese meals, there is no s

• wooden pegs• scissors• ruler• character templates• glue or double-sided tape• a box (a shoe box is an ideal size but any small-to- medium size box can work)• retractable blade• pencil, to mark box• coloured paper• paints, optional Cut out the char

Composting sounds like a dodgy pyramid scheme that is too good to be true. You heap your offerings of organic waste into a pile, it heats up, and then the microbe gods come along to transform your rubbish into a precious garden commodity. We truly do

DRY LEAVES WOOD CHIPS SHREDDED PAPER SAWDUST + WOOD SHAVINGS STRAW + HAY CARDBOARD KITCHEN + TOILET ROLL TUBES FRUIT + VEGETABLE SCRAPS COFFEE GROUNDS + FILTER PAPER TEA BAGS FEATHERS EGGSHELLS GRASS + PLANT CLIPPINGS ■

Makes 8-10 cookies • 1 egg white from a large egg• 1/8 tsp vanilla extract• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour• 1/4 cup granulated white sugar• 1/4 tsp vegetable oil• 2 tsp water Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/ Gas Mark 6. In the bowl, add egg white and vani

When the country went into lockdown last year and the schools closed, I made a parenting decision. I overturned my previous objections and ordered the kids a trampoline. It has been the source of more joy than possibly anything else I have done as a

A brilliant conversation with teacher, mother and author Rebekah Taussig about all the different ways to be human. ■

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What you’ll need: • apples• beetroot hummus• a sharp knife 1. Cut an apple into long, thin sticks, as big as you can manage from your apple (ours measured about 0.5cm / 0.2" thick x 6cm / 2" long, but it will depend on how big your apple is). We ma

What do you grow in your garden? Our garden is a mix of different things, and we have garden beds in different spots around our house for different purposes. For example, against our house we have different climbing plants, such as jasmine, passion

Describe yourselves. Mel: I have a five-year-old daughter, Mia, and we live in Fort Collins in Colorado with my husband, Stacy. I work as an atmospheric scientist, and my research focuses on the Arctic and understanding climate and climate change in

Where do you live? Tell us about your community. I live in Kagawa Prefecture, the smallest prefecture (by area) in Japan. I’m on the island of Shikoku, which you might know as the setting of Haruki Murakami’s novel Kafka on the Shore. My husband and

Have you always been a baker? Absolutely. My grandmother immigrated to the US from Czechoslovakia with her husband, and I spent summer holidays at her home along the Hudson River, just outside New York City. She was a true artisan baker. Because she