Reconnecting with nature

ot only does spending time outdoors give you a literal breath of fresh air, it’s also a conduit for cultivating calm. In , author Sian Tucker refers to “simple” as both a way of being and a place; it’s a notion that lends itself to slowing down and embracing stillness, which is put into practice on her 200-acre farm surrounded by ancient oak woods on the edge of the Teifi Gorge in Wales. “By finding time to tune in to the pace of the natural world and letting our minds be still, we will learn to appreciate the rich diversity of where we are,” says Sian. And one of the ways she suggests being, doing and making in nature is by stepping outside into your garden to grow, and then cook, your own