The speaker at this month’s meeting will be Nicola Fitter who will give an “Overview of horses through the ages”.
The speaker at this month’s meeting will be Nicola Fitter who will give an “Overview of horses through the ages”.
Our very grateful thanks go to HomeFarmer for their generous sponsorship of the November issue.
Thursday 11 December: Quiz and “Bring and Share” meal.
Thursday 8 January: AGM followed by short talks from some of our members.
AT THIS time, timber for burning costs approximately 30% less than oil or gas, and if sourced locally means reduced transportation costs. You can burn wood and remain environmentally friendly because timber is a sustainable carbon neutral fuel. This means that the carbon released by burning wood fuel replaces the carbon absorbed by the living tree, so they cancel each other out!
This soap recipe is for an all olive Castile soap. This is a soap that can be traced back to at least the 12th century and is a very mild, gentle soap suitable for laundry as well as cosmetic use. It is a white soap that takes scents well, so a good all round soap.
Nearly all the breeds of ducks that are common today can trace their origins to the wild Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos. The name comes from the Latin ‘anas’ (a duck) and a combination of two Greek words, ‘platus’ (broad) and ‘rhynchos’ (bill).
Bovine tuberculosis is not just an increasing disease of cattle and badgers.
Brackens (Pteridium) are a genus of about 10 species of large, coarse ferns. They are widely distributed throughout the world, being found on all continents except Antarctica and in all environments except for hot and cold deserts.
EID is due to be introduced on 31 December 2009 but doubts about the EU scheme are now being voiced in Germany, France, Spain and Italy as well as this country. It is hoped that some concessions, such as making the scheme voluntary rather than compulsory, will be made by the EU Commission.
Source: Farmers Weekly
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