Virgil Evetts A few years back, HRH Prince Jamie of Oliver did a sterling job bothering UK schools, parents and politicians into making some pretty far-reaching changes to the way they approached child nutrition, through his super-hyped School Dinners campaign. … Read more
Virgil Evetts Unlike more than few people about these parts, I have not been caught up in kiwi rocket fever this week – I couldn’t be less interested. They shot a big stick into space – sort of … Read more
Virgil Evetts Spring is my favourite time of year. Sure it rains enough to rattle Noah, but for a little while the world is so green and full of potential. I’m such an anticipation sort person – finding more pleasure … Read more
Virgil Evetts I’m one of those people who sulks and pouts their way through the dark months. I loathe the short days, cold nights and the lack of vital produce, and so desperately wait for the first tell-tale signs of … Read more
Virgil Evetts My garden is awash with the heartening signs of spring right now. One peach tree is already covered in tiny, fuzzy peach-letts, another is bursting into blousy pink bloom. My plum tree is a froth of honey-scented … Read more
The great Caper caper Virgil Evetts This isn’t going to be one of my usual wide swaths of cynicism columns, nor will it be a list of hot and not. This week, I’m dedicating my lines to just one topic … Read more
Six of the best – Virgil Evetts Garden centres are just like supermarkets. That apparently friendly, welcoming layout is carefully designed by evil retail psychologists, who employ all manor of arcane trickery to manipulate the hapless shopper into leaving with … Read more
