Tuesday 19 June 2018

The Hedge Magazine

When at the seed swap earlier this year I was asked if I'd be interested in writing for "The Hedge" magazine. One was slipped into my hand to read. 


When I got home I sat down for half an hour and read it cover to cover. 

It was beautiful. Full of poems and well written monologues about rural life as well as some stunning illustrations as well. I loved it, it really felt like a lovely publication, I was only too keen to write to the editor and say I'd love to write for them. 

It's locally based (Herefordshire) not-for-profit publication released twice a year and as they say in their own blurb - "it's place to recognise how the local affects the global"

I was given free reign of subject choice. This is almost as bad as having to write about a certain subject - too much choice can be a bad thing!

In the end I decided to write about a subject close to my heart and one that's often over looked within self sufficiency - Community. 


Something I've come to realise more and more is how much I enjoy being part of the local community and that of the much wider community through the internet, be that this blog or other peoples, Facebook, Twitter,etc.

Having a network of people around you to ask advice and receive encouragement from is always a really rewarding thing. I know I have a network of people that I talk things over with when I start a new project or if something goes wrong.


It was lovely to write a piece on how much we enjoy living where we do and more lovely to see it along side other articles written by people who feel passionately about the countryside and our beautiful county of Herefordshire

I've really enjoyed writing for a few different publications this year, check out my In Print page to see what I've written this year so far and I'm looking forward to writing something else for The Hedge for the next issue!

11 comments:

  1. Wow, How Famous are you! and you kept very quiet about the articles in National Publications.

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    1. Ha! I did share it on Facebook but didn't write a post about it just yet. I'd love to write some more!

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  2. An excellent article. It's always good to see your name pop up in print.

    You'll have to change your job description to 'stay at home dad, carpenter, homesteader AND writer'.

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    1. I'm a long way from being a writer but I can dream!

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  3. Brilliant article, your words ring true in our very modern world, thank you for sharing with us.

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    1. Community has become so important to me lately! Something I never thought was that big of a deal!

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  4. You are a published writer! And a very good one, too. ('Course we all knew that from your blog posts.) Congratulations!

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    1. Thank you! It great to see something in print and this is such a lovely publication to have a bit of involvement with.

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  5. As you have lost one magazine to write for another pops up, great work

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    1. Yeah! I could do with a few more as well really! It's such great practice for writing! I'll write a book one day!

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