Change – Maker 6. Happiness Detective – Dr P
NFE’s Founder, Rachel Parsons, has been out and about meeting some Eco legends… aka ‘Change-makers’…in today’s interview, Rachel met with Dr Demos Parapanos… Since…
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Change-Maker 5. Bumblebee Freedom Fighter – Gill
NFE’s Founder, Rachel Parsons, has been out and about meeting some of the New Forest’s most inspiring local legends… aka ‘Change-makers’…in today’s interview, Rachel met…
read moreChange-Maker 4. Local Food & Farm Innovator – Pete
NFE’s Founder, Rachel Parsons, has been out and about meeting some of the New Forest’s most inspiring local legends… aka ‘Change-makers’…in today’s interview, Rachel met…
read moreChange-Maker 3. Wildlife Champion – Marcus
NFE’s Founder, Rachel Parsons, has been out and about meeting some of the New Forest’s most inspiring local legends… aka ‘Change-makers’…in today’s interview, Rachel met…
read moreChange-Maker 2. Foot Engineer – Ryan
NFE’s Founder, Rachel Parsons, has been out and about meeting some of the New Forest’s most inspiring local legends… aka ‘Change-makers’…in today’s interview, Rachel met…
read moreChange-Maker 1. Vegan Eco-preneur – Robyn
NFE’s Founder, Rachel Parsons, has been out and about meeting some of the New Forest’s most inspiring local legends… aka ‘Change-makers’…in today’s interview, Rachel met…
read moreSocial Tree Climbers – Adventuring Upwards
Gosh. What a find! If you want exploring with a difference, you’ve found it! How about going big tree climbing with the man who puts…
read moreHeather – our Clean Cleaning Guru
An important part of our business is to challenge age-old damaging practises – the use of chemicals in holiday homes – and see if we…
read moreSummerdown Mint, Regenerative Farming
Summerdown are ‘the Peppermint People’. They’ve been growing their rare Black Mitcham peppermint on their farm in Hampshire, and distilling it into the finest pure…
read moreAngus McChesney – Adventure Wild Swimming in the New Forest
Angus and Annabel are a power couple. Their power is getting good-stuff done. Their CV’s are a long list of achievements which include multiple successful…
read moreDena Saunderson Private Chef + Food Historian
For truly wonder-full, British eccentric and vintage cooking at it’s best. Great smart food, or be creative and treat your VIP with something super special…
read moreEat in – private chef, treats and extras… foodie feasts.
Private Chef’s We recommend these talented people all the time. What’s nicer than eating in, and doing nothing… not even driving. Lovely. These people have…
read moreSimon Noble, beekeeper, rewilder and foodie.
Simon, a truly likeable and gentle fellow, has come from a family of environmental visionaries. He lives on the family farm, on the edge of…
read moreWe support the Bumblebee Conservation Trust
On a sunny Tuesday in Lymington, I met Gill Perkins, CEO of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. By pure chance, we live about 3 miles apart,…
read morePreserving the old ways… Jam maker Jennifer Williams,
Chef, Environmentalist, Forager, Campaigner, Teacher, Mum, and wonderful story-teller, Jennifer Williams is a hard-core foodie who loves sharing her recipes and flavours with the…
read moreFlora: The Forest Foodie
Fellow supermarket-hater, Flora and I first met when we asked her to come up with some lovely Christmas present treats for our house owners. I…
read moreDave Ford, Walker, historian and You Tube-r.
Did you want to see the actual walk before you suggest it to your family and friends? This is exactly the blog and You Tube…
read moreCyclist Phil Brown and his top tips
With a collection of cliff-top coastal paths, ancient tree-lined roads and vast open heathland, the New Forest is a slice of paradise for cycling …there’s…
read moreElephant Antiques: traders of the weird and wonderful…
Ben and Suzi started their antique & vintage interiors business 8 years ago and have a workshop in Lymington which they open to the…
read moreFern Freud, forager, chef, social media rising star
Fern Freud is one of rural England’s social media rising stars. She is helping to revolutionise the ancient craft of foraging and is giving it…
read moreStephen Jose – 5th generation New Forest baker
Steven Jose is the owner of The Bakehouse in Brockenhurst. The bakery has won many awards, regional and British, and is a landmark in the…
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