Life in the Making Quarterly

Deeply seasonal, we publish a collection of recipes, how tos and stories that capture handmade living throughout the year. From simple urban and rural forages that can be turned into delicious treats, to fermenting and preserving drinks, this practical and beautifully photographed collection is also woven with personal insights and stories of an Iowan living in Scotland in pursuit of a more sustainable way of living and eating. It's not just the flavours, textures and colours of the seasons, but also our connection to gathering and growing that bring this publication alive.

Whisk yourself away to the edge of the Scottish Highlands and join Kat, her partner, a menagerie of children and animals in an overgrown garden full of abundance set in a sprawling landscape of woodlands, hills and lochs. Be inspired to be a little closer to your food, your own local community and to making something yourself.

From Issue 01 - Late Summer:

But no matter how or with whom it is eaten, the food of late summer is a living love letter to the season and to the community we are a part of...

...and that is the heart of what this, our first edition of our new quarterly publication is about. It’s about the feast that comes after a year of work, whether that work is in your field or someone else’s. After months of moving compost, sowing seeds, and tending plants, the abundance in the fields and hedgerows begs to be shared. This year especially, as we spent months apart from loved ones, gathering around a table of good, seasonal food feels especially important. It is sharing abundance and building a longer table, not a taller fence, when you have too much.

(though it might also be about giving away an over abundance of courgettes to anyone that makes eye contact).

Interested in wholesale? Drop us an email at hello@garturstitchfarm.com

Field Guide: Wildcraft Homebrew

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Learn how to create delicious homebrews from found and foraged ingredients thanks to Gartur Stitch Farm.

Have you ever wondered how to make the most of seasonal gluts, or if you’d be able to turn the plants you forage into something you can drink, share and enjoy? Wonder no more, thanks to our new Field Guide.

We’re so excited to launch the first in our brand new series of Field Guides for practical skills! Wildcraft Homebrew is a collaboration between some of our favourite foragers and homebrewers. This beginner’s guide shows you how to ferment your own drinks using wild and domestic plants, along with ingredients you might already have in your cupboards at home. Using easy-to-follow recipes and helpful equipment lists, the Field Guide includes delicious homebrews like gorse wine, floral champagne, ginger beer, berry melomel, spruce tip soda and cyser.

With contributions from Jim Riach of Trossachs Biking and Bushcraft, Kerstin Grieve of Hens and a Garden, Mhairi Macpherson of Highland Seedlings and Leanne Townsend of Wild Food Stories and beautiful illustrations from Jai Bess Prints

From the introduction by Mairi MacPherson of Highland Seedlings:

“For us, homebrewing is a way of life. It’s not a hobby, but something we do because we have the equipment and setup, and because doing this gradually over the year is not only a source of great joy and purpose, but also much less effort than trekking to the shop. It’s cheaper too, once you’re set up. But most of all it’s joyful – making it, drinking it, and sharing it with friends and our community.”

The Field Guide has more than 60 beautifully illustrated pages of tutorials, recipes and essays about our (sometimes explosive) endeavours in homebrewing with found and foraged plants. We’ve pulled together years of experience to give you a practical, user-friendly guide to brewing your own wines, beers, meads, ferments and more.

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Field Guide: Wildcraft Homebrew