A look at an artisanal #charcoal maker in the UK. I find this article particularly fascinating having read Ruth Goodman's 'The Domestic Revolution' a while ago that covers the old practice of #coppicing and the different #woods for #cookery. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/may/30/burning-ambition-the-life-of-an-artisanal-charcoal-maker-in-pictures #foodhistory
the Guardian · Burning ambition: the life of an artisanal charcoal maker – in picturesDarryl Kelbrick shows Christopher Thomond the painstaking process behind artisan charcoal burning, a practice he has spent the past decade learning in an ancient coppiced woodland where he lives with his partner off-grid