Martin Hesp
In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin puts together a podcast in which he visits one of the UK’s top garlic growers, he visits the “happiest village in England” and he calls in to see a famous potter called John Leach
In another Exmoor Lockdown Diary, Martin learns how to forage for wild food in an estuary
In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin considers the loneliness of the old lighthouse keepers and we feature a podcast interview with one of the men who used to serve on some of the loneliest lights of them all…
Foraging for wild food in springtime is a good idea during the lockdown IF - and only if - you live in the countryside and can walk out into unpopulated areas locally to find the right plants
In the latest Exmoor Lockdown Diary, Martin talks about the importance of locally produced food - he’s been writing about it for years but the subject is really coming into its own right now
As we all worry about food scarcity during the lockdown you have to envy those who keep chickens - or who live near enough to buy fresh eggs from their country neighbours
In today’s Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin remembers a colourful character who almost instigated a cross-channel hovercraft service from Watchet to Wales
In this Exmoor Lockdown Diary Martin Hesp explores the delights of nettles - a super-food which could help with respiratory problems.
A stay at the fabulous Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain resorts in St Lucia
