SHEEP RETURN TO HAMPTONNE
Jersey Heritage has restored a meadow at Hamptonne Country Life Museum to its traditional use with the support of two community partnerships. Sheep have returned to graze in the meadow after it was fenced off to keep the animals safe and secure. This was possible thanks to Jersey Water, who sponsored the large amount of fencing required, […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of article in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Colin Ireson. Aniet, j’sommes rein qu’des jours auprés lé 1er annivèrsaithe dé l’arrivée dé chu fichu virus, mais tchi progrés! […]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF NAME CALLING
When every rock off the coast had is name…. Paul Chambers is compiling a book of these names, before they disappear from memory. He asks: ‘Anyone who knows the names of any local rocks or coastal names please get in touch. The same is true for anyone who has old charts, pilot books or written […]
THE UNSTOPPABLE JERSEY SUMMER EXHIBITION
CCA Galleries International have been inviting visual artists to apply to take part in the 2021 Jersey Summer Exhibition. Artists of all mediums have been invited to apply through www.ccagalleriesinternational.com . The application deadline has now been reached 26 March). All work is for sale and is hung and curated by the gallery. The Rural […]
PATHWAYS RE-IMAGINED
Also from India Hamilton, writing with Milly Warner, is this discussion document on how to create the infrastructure to support the transfer of knowledge and resources between people working within, and moving towards, small and diverse farming. https://www.ruraljersey.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PATHWAYS-middle-marketing.pdf
THE COUNTRY COMES TO TOWN
Spring flower displays in town window Shops – 26, 27 and 28 March. By Rachelle Robinson, horticultural secretary to the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society THIS year the Spring flower show of the RJA&HS will have a new element to it: displays in town shop windows on 26, 27 AND 28 March. It is something, […]
WHY EVERYBODY SHOULD ATTEND ORFC (THE OXFORD REAL FARMING CONFERENCE)
A review of last January’s even world-wide, on-line event by India Hamilton, MA (Food and Development), chef and co-founder of SCOOP Sustainable Co-Operative in St Lawrence This year’s Oxford Real Farming conference emerged from the lockdown of COVID by connecting 5,000 farming and food delegates from around the world, all sharing their stories of […]
LETTER FROM SARK – THE SARK COMMUNITY DAIRY
By our Sark correspondent, Richard Axton A lot has happened over the past 12 months: two major lockdowns, restrictions on travel and disruptions of cargoes, mechanical breakdowns, and two of the wettest winter months on record. In the face of all this our team of local craftsmen have made remarkable progressin the construction of a […]
TAKING THINGS SLOWLY
The 2020 lull caused by Covid-19 has been called ‘the great pause’, something which has given everyone an unprecedented opportunity to slow down and really appreciate what’s meaningful. As a trained forest therapy guide, Amanda Bond knows just how important reconnecting to nature is to our health. By Caroline Spencer ‘There has never been a […]
GROW – AND THRIVE
An ambitious, inclusive community horticultural project is being planned for a field in Sion. By Caroline Spencer ‘GROW’ is the brainchild of Thrive Jersey, a charity that was set up to address social issues behind poor mental health. Field H1115 covers nearly 13 vergées of land adjacent to Surville Cemetery and GROW is working in […]