Introducing Pebble | a cocoon on the Barbados coastline
Carole Bamford - Holistic Living
by Catie Collins
3w ago
i found inspiration in the work of Jacques Couëlle, whose sweeping and carved creations blend architecture with sculpture and nature STORIES · [*DATE*] [*CATEGORIES*] I have collected shells and pebbles since I was a little girl. On holidays I would spend hours combing a beach to find the most interesting colours, textures and shapes – something I still find relaxing to this day. A lot of people tread on shells without even noticing them, but to me they’re special; they’ve travelled and tumbled across oceans and they’re a sign of nature’s resilience. It has always been a dream of mine to cr ..read more
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Ask me anything : January 2024
Carole Bamford - Holistic Living
by Catie Collins
2M ago
above is one of my Shih Tzus, Papaya, on holiday last week. She loves swimming in the sea. STORIES · [*DATE*] [*CATEGORIES*] With January well underway, I thought it may be a good moment to reflect on some personal highlights from the last twelve months – as well as some of the things that I am most looking forward to in 2024. I find that informal, quick-fire questions are a great way to get to know a person, so as there are quite a few new readers here, this feels like a fitting post with which to begin the new year. You can also find me on Instagram for daily updates from my home, th ..read more
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Rediscovering The Three Horseshoes
Carole Bamford - Holistic Living
by Catie Collins
5M ago
the next chapter will see the pub returned to its roots; a legacy continued for future generations. STORIES · [*DATE*] [*CATEGORIES*] I have always been curious about the heritage of old buildings, drawn to their sense of character, history and the intrigue of who might have lived or worked there before me. While refurbishing The Maytime Inn in the village of Asthall recently, my team uncovered much about the building’s rich past, most notably, its history as a blacksmith’s shop.  The unusually large chimney set within one of the original eighteenth century walls made us suspect it cou ..read more
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Interiors and artisan craft at The Bell
Carole Bamford - Holistic Living
by Catie Collins
6M ago
STORIES · [*DATE*] [*CATEGORIES*] When we started to think about the interiors for The Bell at Charlbury, I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to work with, and draw attention to, some of Britain’s talented artisans and craftspeople. There is something so special about work of the hand. When you look at a piece of art, sheet of wallpaper, a hand-painted lampshade or embroidered fabric and know how much time, patience, skill and technique has gone into making it, it takes on a new level of meaning and importance. I believe these one-of-a-kind pieces have a different kind of pres ..read more
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Reflecting on the organic movement
Carole Bamford - Holistic Living
by Catie Collins
7M ago
organic food and farming systems have an important part to play in slowing the effects of climate change and protecting the future of our planet STORIES · [*DATE*] [*CATEGORIES*] When I started talking about converting our family farm in Staffordshire to organic in the seventies, most people thought I was crazy. At this time, there were only a few of us who believed in the merits of nature-based farming, having come to the conclusion that the pesticides and chemicals we’d been using on our crops were damaging the land and reaping almost all of the goodness out of our soil. Almost 50 ye ..read more
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Inspired by nature: our beehive tablecloth
Carole Bamford - Holistic Living
by Catie Collins
8M ago
I love that much of the smaller details are handprinted by eye, meaning each piece is truly unique STORIES · [*DATE*] [*CATEGORIES*] Much like the produce in our farmshops, it is important to me that Daylesford’s homeware collections are also led by nature, with our designs and colours drawing inspiration from the flora and fauna that evolve throughout the farm over the course of the seasons. This new ‘Beehive’ table linen set is a beautiful case in point. We have 14 beehives at our family estate in Staffordshire that are now in their second year. They have been exceptionally productive thi ..read more
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Interview with Hugo Guinness
Carole Bamford - Holistic Living
by Catie Collins
10M ago
You’re endlessly busy and dreaming up new projects so there is always something new to do STORIES · [*DATE*] [*CATEGORIES*] Hugo Guinness is a painter, illustrator and writer – and he is also a brilliant friend. We have worked together for more than fifteen years, over which time Hugo has brought his unmistakable irreverence to everything from tablecloths and vodka bottles to coronation teapots and the identity for my pubs. He isn’t afraid to push me outside my comfort zone, so we always have great fun dreaming up designs together. Aside from his quick wit and sense of humour, I am in awe o ..read more
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Our fifth volume of Seed magazine
Carole Bamford - Holistic Living
by Catie Collins
11M ago
STORIES · [*DATE*] [*CATEGORIES*] At the end of April we published our fifth volume of Seed, the biannual magazine that I created in 2019. Founded on the belief that we need to live sustainably and consciously, Seed’s philosophy is to lead by example: to gently inspire our readers to make small changes with their choices so that together we can have a wider impact on the future of the planet – like sowing a seed that will grow and flourish into a plant. This issue considers the role that movement plays in human wellbeing, but also its significance within art and nature. I found it fascinatin ..read more
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Joining B Corp’s global community
Carole Bamford - Holistic Living
by Catie Collins
1y ago
STORIES · [*DATE*] [*CATEGORIES*] I am very proud to be sharing that both Daylesford and Bamford have been certified as B Corporations – initiating us into a global community that is also striving to set the world on a different course. This feels like a culmination of work that started over 40 years ago with a very simple idea; to farm and produce nourishing, organic food, while simultaneously giving back to our land. Everything I’ve sought to do through my businesses since then has been rooted in the same philosophy:  to protect and work with nature rather than against it. Becomin ..read more
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Irish Stew & Clodagh’s Soda Bread
Carole Bamford - Holistic Living
by Catie Collins
1y ago
we make this traditional dish with organic lamb from the farm and lots of root vegetables from the market garden STORIES · [*DATE*] [*CATEGORIES*] In celebration of St Patrick’s Day I thought I would share my friend Clodagh McKenna‘s comforting Irish stew recipe. We make this traditional dish with organic lamb from the farm and lots of root vegetables from the market garden – a nutritious and hearty way to feed a gathering of hungry friends and family. Clodagh recommends serving it with a slice of her wholemeal soda bread to soak up all the rich gravy, so we will have loaves made using her ..read more
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