OUR JOURNAL.
Charlie Recommends… August 2021.
Three Talks Not To Miss at Camp Good Life (Autumn).
Ideas are at the root of what we do here at The Good Life Society. and each year writers, thinkers, movers and shakers come along to share theirs.
From Michael Morpurgo to Michael Rosen and Helen Sharman to Dr John Cooper-Clarke (all previous Good Life Experience speakers) we’ve long punched above our weight when it comes to inspirational speakers and ideas.
This year, at Camp Good Life (Autumn), will be no different.
Two Fields: Producing Olive Oil In Harmony With Nature.
In an unexpected turn of events, brothers Harry and William Rolph became the owners of two fields of ancient olive groves located in the far eastern corner of Crete, in the small rural village of Zakros.
Two Fields Zakros was founded producing small batch cold pressed olive oil.
Fungi And Foraging By Roger Phillips.
Roger Phillips is a mushroom maestro and one of the most respected foragers in Great Britain.
In 1975 he began his life’s major work, photographing an encyclopaedic collection of world plants and he has since written 20 additional volumes with combined sales of 4.5 million copies worldwide.
What Does Music Mean To Me?
Charlie Gladstone is co-founder of Some Good Ideas, The Good Life Society, Glen Dye Cabins & Cottages, Hawarden Estate Farm Shop, The Glynne Arms and much more.
He is a serially optimistic entrepreneur. And a man who describes music as his main thing. Here, in an article originally published by Guitar School, Charlie tells us what music means to him.
10 Reasons Why Summer Camp Was Perfect.
FAQs On Crossing The Atlantic.
In Praise of: Trees
Tree-watching is a very under-rated hobby.
We tend to pass trees by, acknowledging them as part of the landscape, and paying more attention to wildflowers or wildlife. But once you start to recognise trees and to really observe them, they are every bit as fascinating and rewarding.
Charlie Recommends… July 2021.
In Praise of: Chickens.
Chickens. They’re everywhere. No, seriously!
As least twice a day I get up from my desk and head outside to wave my arms around in a fashion similar to tai-chi in attempt to usher chickens safely back into The Walled Garden.
Good Sustainable Floral Ideas.
Kathryn Cronin is a floral artisan, gardener and writer.
Her business, Fierceblooms, next to bridge 14 of the Shropshire Union canal, is rooted in florals that are as ethical as they are aesthetically beautiful.
What grows sustainably in the wild hedgerows and her Cheshire canalside cutting garden is her fierce inspiration.
She can be found often with her face close to the earth.
Caught by the River Present…
Blundstone x The Good Life Society.
In Praise of: The Leatherman Pocket Multi-Tool.
Rachel, the estate manager at Glen Dye, says that we should all hail the small but mighty Leatherman, so we asked her to tell us why…
Pesto or Pistou?
Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a bit of a nerd about etymology and the origins and history of words and how their use and meaning gets changed and corrupted over the years and across continents.
Therein lies the root and inspiration behind this article.
Six Things To Do In Flintshire
When people ask me where I’m from, I tell them I’m from Flintshire. And yet, to my dismay, the response that I’m most often met with is, “where on earth is that?!”.
Our Top 5 Tents
To mark to launch of our brand new, and brilliant, Farm Shop Campsite in Hawarden, here are our favourite tents, as tried and endlessly tested by us.
DO Team: How to Get the Best from Everyone.
8 Great Printmakers
A list of some of the best printmakers we know.
