BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS
We have available a small selection of books about the countryside and also about Jersey’s heritage, which we recommend as possible Christmas presents. The prices quoted include delivery within Jersey – if a minimum order of £10. Otherwise please add £1 for delivery. To order: by e-mail: booksales@ruraljersey.co.uk By Phone: 01534 865334 COUNTRYSIDE AND FARMING […]
NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE FESTIVE WEEKENDS…
The Genuine Jersey Simply Christmas markets in the Royal Square will take place this year for three four-day weekends, to really kick off the festive season. The Genuine Jersey Simply Christmas markets will be a labyrinth of stalls oozing with festive magic, beautiful gifts and tasty treats sold by more than 60 local artisans and […]
COLOMBIA
Earlier this year, Philippa Evans-Bevan travelled to Colombia in South America, as part of a delegation focusing on agricultural enterprises and opportunities. Officially known as the Republic of Colombia, this diverse Country has remarkable borders. The Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and Panama to the northwest. Covering 440,831 sq. miles Colombia has […]
THE JERSEY FARMING CONFERENCE – FARMING MATTERS
Registration is now open for this year’s annual Jersey Farming Conference 2022 – Farming Matters, which will take place at La Mare Wine Estate (and on-line) on Thursday 10 November 2022. Each year the conference brings the local farming community together with politicians and government officials to hear from industry experts speaking around a central […]
PENELOPE BLACKIE CONCERT
The annual Jersey concert by pianist Penelope Blackie takes place on Tuesday 25 October in aid of the John Lobb Memorial Trust. The programme includes Bach’s Partita No 2 in C Minor; Schubert’s Four Impromptus Op 90l; Ravel’s Sonatine; Beethoven’s Sonata No 8 in C Minor (‘Pathétique’) Penelope Blackie’s repertoire is conventional, from Bach to […]
AMBOISE – THE DA VINCI FACTOR
Hamish Marett-Crosby continues with his series looking at regions of France within easy reach of Jersey and and seeing what they have to offer. This issue finds him visiting Amboise in the Loire valley Touraine is picture postcard France, the archetype that foreigners dream about when they think of exploring that country; the river Loire, […]
JERSEY NATIONAL PARK LAUNCHES ‘CUSTODIANS OF THE PARK’
The Jersey National Park has launched a new initiative to promote understanding of the special qualities of the Park and in particular to recognise those who make an essential contribution to its identity. In the inaugural year of Custodians of the Park, the theme is ‘Rural’. The coastal landscapes that make up the Park are […]
FANTASTIC ANIMAL SCULPTURES MADE FROM DRIFTWOOD
An exhibition of driftwood sculptures by James Doran-Webb is being held in the grounds of Trinity Manor from Monday 21 November to Wednesday 23 November. James writes: ‘I am eternally grateful to Paul and Pam Bell for inviting me to hold my Christmas exhibition in the grounds of Trinity Manor. This is one of my most […]
‘RURAL MATTERS’: THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING INITIATIVE OF THE RJA&HS
By Jess McGovern, Head of Education and of the Cultivate programme of the Royal Jersey Agriculture & Horticulture Society Over the centuries, the Island’s corn growers, tomato growers, cider makers, dairy farmers, potato farmers, horticulturalists… and all other stewards of the land who spent their working lives in creating profitable rural enterprises, would most likely […]
A DECADE IS A SHORT TIME IN FARMING
This year represents some ten years since the first crop of heifers bred by imported bulls completed their lactations, and real results of the historic decision in 2008 to allow the importation into Jersey of bovine semen could be seen on the ground. This decision enabled cattle breeders in the island access to the best […]