This one should be fortnightly round-up: I missed last week because I was away.
This week people across the country are in the swing of hay-making, and tomorrow marks the old harvest festival of Lammas.
Here are some of the interesting bits and pieces people have been up to around the world of wholesome food-growing.
After our last post which covered an article about schoolchildren growing their own veg, I was pleased to spot a scheme from across the pond which also encourages kids to get involved with growing produce and raising livestock. At Cherry Valley summer camp, over a four-week period 2,500 children visited as day campers. They learned about and participated in farm work, cooking and traditional crafts. I think it’s so important that kids are encouraged in this way. It sounds a tad melodramatic, but they are our future.
I’ve grown a few beetroot for the first time this year, and I’ve been quite pleased, but next year I’ll be better prepared having read this article from Farm in my Pocket.
This article on off-grid sustainable agriculture is quite lengthy (grab a cup of tea and a biscuit) but full of interesting information. Well worth a read.
Staying with science, this article seems to provide a link between the increased incidence in Europe of the bluetongue, a devastating disease of cattle, sheep and goats, and climate change. This disease wasn’t even seen in Europe until 1998.
And finally, with the glut of seasonal produce upon us, you might do worse than explore the multitude of posts at the latest Green Moms’ Carnival: Food Preservation.
Have a great week everyone.