Strawbridge, Dick: Made at Home: Preserves

Dick & James Strawbridge are experts in the Good Life - and it´s the life they´ve led at Newhouse Farm, their smallholding in Cornwall, in the southwest of England. On just 3 acres of land in the midst of a village they´ve produced an abundance of good things to eat and drink: fruits and vegetables that they eat fresh, juice, ferment and preserve, pigs for ham, sausages, salamis and bacon, a mixed flock of birds for eggs and eating, and bees for honey - to name a few. It´s been a lifestyle driven by their desire to eat well every day.Dick & James appear regularly on TV in the UK and Australia. The whole family featured on the BBC´s It´s Not Easy Being Green--which documented their move to Newhouse Farm. Dick is a regular host of C4´s Scrapheap Challenge, contributes frequently to Coast on the BBC and last year came 2nd place on the BBC´s Celebrity Masterchef, showcasing his cooking talent.Dick & James will appear together on ITV1´s The Hungry Sailors from Spring 2012, and there´s more to come. When they´re not on location, tending the garden, feeding the animals or cooking and eating, they´re spreading the word and sharing what they´ve learned. Previous books include It´s Not Easy Being Green (BBC Books) and Practical Self-Sufficiency (DK).