Pumpkin Fest at Strawberry Fields, Devon
How better to celebrate autumn than with a trip to a local farm shop for a plump pumpkin. Find local PYO pumpkin patches with The Farm Shop Guide.
Find your perfect pumpkin patch this halloween
How better to celebrate autumn than with a trip to a local farm shop for a plump pumpkin. Find local PYO pumpkin patches with The Farm Shop Guide.
World Food Day: food with purpose
Oct 16 2025 is World Food Day. Find out what’s happening locally and globally on this important day, when the spotlight is on building fairer food systems for all.
Coast and marine charities in The Coastal Café Guide
Meet the coast and marine charities in The Coastal Café Guide, featured for the tireless work they do for our coasts, shores, and marine environments.
The Wildlife Trusts in The Farm Shop Guide
The Wildlife Trusts work across Britain, focusing on nature recovery and hands-on conservation. We feature their much-needed work in The Farm Shop Guide.
The Sustainable Food Trust
For every Farm Shop Guide sold, we give a % to the Sustainable Food Trust. Read on to discover the vital work of this important organisation.
Meet the nation’s food and farming charities
Meet the food and farming charities featured in The Farm Shop Guide, a book that donates to The Sustainable Food Trust for each book sold.
Celebrate British Food Fortnight
During this celebratory fortnight, here’s how to discover the very best home-grown, low-food-miles produce at themed events across the country.
Coastal Paths in Britain: where to start?
Coast paths get lots of column inches over summer (not necessarily for the right reasons!) but where are they all? Find out in our blog on Great British coastal paths.
English Wineries to Visit in English Wine Week
It’s English Wine Week: time to celebrate the cream of the grapey crop at wineries across England. Here’s a high quality quartet as featured in The Extra Mile…
11 ethical coffee roasters
Want to wake up and smell the coffee? Meet 11 of Britain’s ethical coffee roasters (their coffee subscriptions are the perfect gift to self…)
The passion behind our Farm Shop Guide
At Extra Mile Books we love praising and promoting farm shops and Britain’s low-food-miles businesses. Meet Ele, compiler of The Farm Shop Guide.
The energy behind our Coastal Café Guide
The small, sometimes seasonal and often family-run cafés around the coast are what make trips to the seaside great. Meet The Coastal Café Guide.
Win a Devon escape – last chance!
Our competition to win a Devon escape, £50 vouchers for Biffen’s Kitchen, £50 cinema tickets and two best-selling books ends Sunday. Enter now!
The Joy of Getting Slightly Lost
In a world of digital maps and algorithm-driven reviews, many have lost the quiet magic of getting slightly lost: a state that can create the best adventures.
Why Farm Shops Are the Future of Ethical Eating
In an age where supermarkets are crammed with plastic packaging and mystery meat, it’s key to know where your food comes from, and the impact it has.
