
Rural Friends Articles

Muddy Matches are delighted to sponsor the brilliant It’s in Our Roots podcast, telliing the inspiring stories of folk with mud in their blood.

Flocking to the Royal Highland Show?
A delightfully colourful collection of designer sheep sculptures will tour Scotland this Spring to promote the sheep shearing World Championships

‘Perfect for singles over 50, who love the rural lifestyle.’
Woman&Home Magazine list Muddy Matches in their ‘curated collection of the best dating apps and websites for the Over 50s’

Could Belper’s ‘cattle cry’ against Covid-19 get any more muddy?
The Derbyshire Dales are alive with the sound of mooing as residents in Belper embrace the animal inside during lockdown.

“Muddy Matches is a nice distraction from everyday life”
Key worker Kate 'grateful' for the normality and companionship she's unearthed whilst online dating with country loving experts Muddy Matches during lockdown

Spring Foraging in London
Foraging conjures up images of roaming through countryside picking blackberries and elderflower to make sugary treats, so I must admit I was curious when The.

Photo Call – Summer Solstice Sunset Pics
Today is Summer Solstice and we thought this would be a great opportunity to celebrate some of our favourite sunset pictures posted by members. Want to find.

Beat the January Blues
We know that this is a rubbish time of year for some people but there is no need to succumb to January Blues...you just need to give yourself something to look forward to!

Mellow Yellow Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil
For our last business visit, we decided to keep it local and popped in to see Duncan Farrington, who produces Mellow Yellow cold pressed rapeseed oil on the.

Art and Farming
You may remember that right at the beginning of our Marathon (Week 2 to be precise) we visited Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard in East Sussex. While we.

Ample Bosom
When Sally and John Robinson were looking for new ways to diversify on their farm near Helmsley, North Yorkshire, Sally came up with the idea of selling bras.
