TOAST Magazine

Environment

Exploring the land around us and the ocean beyond. Finding new, thoughtful ways to preserve our environment and connecting with the outdoors.
Shinrin Yoku | A Japanese Tradition

Japanese tradition devotes an entire philosophy to time spent in

8 years ago
Treefolds | An Art Project in The Cumbrian Fells

Every tree begins with a small seed, and so it is with ideas: from the smallest

8 years ago
Kokedama | TOAST Shop Windows

This month the TOAST shop windows are filled with kokedama. Our regular nature

8 years ago
Autumn Flowers | Flower Appreciation Society Tips

We asked the Flower Appreciation Society - our favourite London florists - to

8 years ago
London's Head Gardeners

There's an understandable level of miscomprehension surrounding the occupation

8 years ago
Right Place, Right Plant

John Stewart Collis, mid century biographer, inadvertent nature writer and

8 years ago
Walking Through Midsummer

Journal notes, Little Asby Hawthorn, June 17, 9.25pm: Grass dancing over

9 years ago
Alys Fowler at Chelsea Flower Show

I have decided that Chelsea Flower Show is a surrealist experience - one you

9 years ago
Golden Light

Morning light seeps between the curtains. We're befogged by sleep and the mist

9 years ago
Science & Artifice

Artificial meat. Hmm. A burger made in a petri dish. Not entirely inspiring.

9 years ago
Swifts

One of my lengthier commutes while living in London consumed the better part of

9 years ago
In Pursuit of Spring

February and March are full of trickery. By the close of winter we're hardwired

9 years ago
Island Growing

I was 25 when I first visited the Welsh island of Caldey. Having spent the

9 years ago
Driftwood Installation

Nigel Peterken is a native Kiwi, now residing in the South of England. He is a

9 years ago
Aran Islands

The location of the Aran Islands at the very edge of Europe, the final stop en

9 years ago
The Land Gardeners

For this month's workspace series wevisited The Land Gardeners, Henrietta

9 years ago
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SHEEP SHEARING

A brief history of sheep shearing by the farmer and writer, Nigel Adams It

9 years ago
WOODLAND SPIRITS

There are spirits to be found in Britain's ancient woodlands. Watch for

9 years ago
WORKSPACE | GRACE & THORN

For this month's workspace series wevisited Grace & Thorn's Hackney

9 years ago
BATHING IN SEAWEED

When you travel a lot and carry a lot, over time the body wearies and stiffens.

10 years ago
CABIN CRAFT & OUTDOOR LIVING

Journalist Ellie Tennant has been scouring the shelves of secondhand bookshops

10 years ago
SOUNDS OF THE SEA

It's different by the sea. Out here on the rugged edges of the green interior,

10 years ago
ALYS FOWLER | CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW

Last week I spent a glorious afternoon chasing bees over thick heads of

10 years ago
WIND & WILLOW

As a flower grower, I work happily in the rain, the cold and the searing heat,

10 years ago