Is it a sign of getting older that the years seem to fly by these days, or are we just having so much more fun? Here we are in the last few weeks of 2014, already! It’s been a great year for us, with a bumper porcini harvest we’ll never forget, and adventures in the forests of West Sweden and North Derbyshire with many lovely mushroom enthusiasts who have come out with us on forays.

We’re not resting on our laurels though. We’ll be doing a nice festive wild mushroom tasting at Back’s Deli in Heaton Moor, south Manchester on Saturday 20 Dec, exact timings to follow, and this weekend, as well as at all our usual stockists, you’ll be able to buy Get Funghi mushrooms and Erik Sved’s lovely juniper wood spatulas, hand made in West Sweden, at the Arts Hub at Pear Tree Cafe in the lovely Peak District town of Whaley Bridge, There’ll be lots of other lovely stuff on sale as well, provided by some of the very many talented artists and makers in this area. There’s more info on the Arts Hub’s Facebook page.

God jul!