Thoughts

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I sat opposite an off duty chef at a dinner recently.

He was telling me how much he enjoyed cooking at this time of year, and I couldn’t help but agree.

We’re at that fleeting, magical point where autumn delights sit alongside the last of summer’s produce.

Hands up. I declare a conflict of interest. The van Tullekens are Wylde customers. But that isn’t why I’m writing ths.

I’ve just finished reading Xand van Tulleken’s new book, Make Me Well. It’s an important book. Very important, in fact. It’s also entertaining, and at times very, very funny. 

Times can be tough on small-scale organic and regenerative farms these days.

It’s another reason our producers are so appreciative that you go Wylde.

But here’s the question — do you think your friends will go Wylde too?

The harvest is in.

And notwithstanding the summer’s droughts, this is a time of plenty. A time of bounteous treasure. Of feasting and gratitude.

But it’s also a time to think ahead…

Recently I recommended that you might want to watch Mo Gilligan’s Big Chicken.

It’s an important film, I think, for anyone who gives thought to food.

But there’s no doubt that it’s a difficult and frankly depressing watch. So this Bank Holiday...

I love crisps. But then again, who doesn’t?

We grew up with them. They’re everywhere — parties, pubs, picnics and school lunch boxes.

They’re a British staple, really. But here’s the thing...

Chicken didn’t used to be dirt cheap.

It certainly wasn’t for our grandparents, or anyone who ever lived before them. It was very much a ‘treat’.

And then Big Food got involved. And, well... you most likely wouldn’t be reading this email...

My wife and I will be empty nesters soon. Within about six weeks, in fact.

This is both good and bad.

Good because it means that at least part of the job as a parent — to make oneself vaguely...

It’s been rather warm of late, hasn’t it? Here and on the other side of la manche, of course.

“We are now indisputably living with the undeniable effects of climate change,” one sage pal told me last week.

Quite. And yet...

We’re not doing anything new. But we’re not, though, are we?

For literally thousands of years, we humans bought and sold our food at markets.

Supermarkets were only invented in 1948. They’re an aberration*. It’s the market ...

Her Grace The Duchess of Richmond is a good friend of Wylde.

Every year, she hosts a truly fabulous day-long Health Summit at Goodwood House.

The speakers are always brilliant and the topics seriously interesting. Chaired by the brilliant...