Emma Heseltine: It almost feels like spring is in the air, there have been several days this week when the temperature has got up above 9 degrees and the sun has been shining. To make it feel all the more like spring there was a new calf this morning.
19 February 2012 |
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Molly Conisbee: Organic farmers, food manufactureres, certifiers and enthusiasts from all over the world have gathered in Germany this week at the largest annual organic trade fair in the world. They are meeting in an unepxectedly positive atmosphere, as almost without exception they bring news of rapidly growing sales, despite the worst global recession for decades.
17 February 2012 |
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Lynda Brown: I've just caught up with the feature on the latest gloom and doom of the organic industry on last week's Countryfile. To be fair to Countryfile, given it's telly - for which read dumb down big time - they covered the ground well, and did a reasonable job; the chap from the Co-op, for example, acknowledging the huge contribution the organic movement has made not only in bringing food production issues and the environmental impact of growing food firmly to the table, but in raising awareness and effectively paving the way for ethical consumerism.
Not that that stopped me fuming at how organics is dealt a raw deal by the media: it's a long time since I've seen or read anything which is other than biased against organics. ......
13 February 2012 |
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Emma Heseltine: It never rains but pours. This morning when I was feeding the ewes at Houghton I noticed one hanging back on her own when the others came to get their wheat. This is never a good sign although she looked perfectly healthy.
11 February 2012 |
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Charles Redfern: Is size a sustainability issue? Some people use the word sustainable in a financial sense but for me the right word is viable - financially viable. Sustainability is about ecological and social continuity, resilience and respect.
06 February 2012 |
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Emma Heseltine: Whilst I was away there was a tragedy. A sneaky four legged fiend got into the hen house. It was a massacre, we had 24 hens and now there are only 10. I’m kind of glad I didn’t see the carnage, it must have been horrible.
05 February 2012 |
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Lynda Brown: Trying to do the right thing, I've concluded is a tough call, whether it be buying and selling houses (where being economical with the truth is so ingrained in the system if you try and be honest, you're considered odd) , or buying something as mundane as loo paper. I've done both this week, but as the house milarky would take a book's worth to tell, I'll confine myself to loo paper. ....
02 February 2012 |
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Emma Heseltine: The boss is away and I’ve been left in charge. This is quite a daunting prospect as things tend to keel over as soon as she goes away. Today disaster is averted though when I spot Beechnut acting oddly at Wallace field.
29 January 2012 |
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