HALEN MÔN BLOG
Expect interesting and delicious articles on everything from how to use our pure sea salt to eco-friendly gift ideas, how to season like a chef to flavoured salt recipes.
On Business: Quality and resilience
This is the third in a series of blogs on business, resilience and entrepreneurship, from our co-founder David Lea-Wilson. Over to DLW: Having covered definitions, attitudes and planning in my last two blogs on resilience in business, what comes next? Successful...
Top notch BBQ tools
Cooking over coals is a highlight of summer for us, though we’ve been known to fire up the outdoor ovens in months when the weather isn’t kind too. An outdoor kitchen or woodoven is a common occurance in lots of cultures around the world, and while Wales isn’t famous...
Favourite North Wales community pubs
Osian Gwynn, Arts Director of our brilliant local arts centre Pontio, is a font of knowledge when it comes to music and theatre, as you'd expect. He's also an expert on local pubs, so we asked if he'd mind highlighting a handful of his favourite community pubs in...
Host your community event at Tide/ Llanw
Our coffee shop and tipi, surrounded by a wildflower meadow and overlooking Snowdonia, has been host to a wide range of activities over the years. From carer and baby groups, to pickling workshops and writing classes, wreath-making to dungaree-sewing. It's the...
Wild Swimming: where to start
Wild Swimming, or simply swimming outdoors as some people would prefer to call it, has enjoyed a real resurgence in recent years in the UK, perfect for those searching for different experiences . Something about the bracing water, the rushing air and the natural high...
On Business: Resilience is about knowing what to focus on
This is the second in a series of blogs on business, resilience and entrepreneurship, from our co-founder David Lea-Wilson. Over to DLW: Resilience is about knowing what to focus on. So for what it's worth, here is some advice that has helped me over the years....
Molesworth and Bird
A few months back we had the welcome pleasure of learning a little more about the team behind Molesworth and Bird, Melanie Molesworth & Julia Bird, who make unique seaweed pressings on the British South West Coast. You might have spotted their beautiful prints in...
Things we can do to help our rivers
The North Wales River Trust are looking for River Ambassadors - volunteers with a love of wildlife and water, who are keen to learn new things and share them with their local community. If you don't have time to volunteer though, there are still plenty of things...
How to use seaweed in the garden
As far as we’re concerned, seaweed is a magical ingredient. Not only can it work wonders for your skin, with deeply moisturising properties, but in coastal areas, it’s been used as a soil improver for generations. Seaweed contains lots of useful plant nutrients,...
A North Wales walk complete with wild swim + dramatic valley views
North Wales is known worldwide for its outstanding walks, lakes, and vistas, with an incredible combination of mountains, rivers and sea. Emma Marshall has written a love letter to Eryri (Snowdonia) in her beautiful recent book, 'Wild Swimming Walks' , which plans 28...