Learning the light

With her book, Apothecary By The Sea: A Year In An Orkney Garden out now, we asked Victoria Bennett what led her to Orkney, how she created her new life on the island – and to share her favourite recipes for outdoor swimmers

After almost two decades of caring for others, author Victoria Bennett answered the draw of light, folklore and edge-of-the-map island life, and moved her family to Orkney. Here, she discovered a greater connection to nature and to herself through nurturing her garden and swimming in the sea.