JERSEY DAIRY – WHOLESALE PRICE INCREASE
The wholesale price of Jersey Dairy milk will increase by 5p per litre on Monday 5 April 2021 to address significant increases in farm costs. These arise from the many challenges created by Covid-19 for the Island’s dairy industry over the last year. A spokesman for the Jersey Dairy said: ‘Since the arrival of Covid-19, […]
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 Aline Cattermole L’HÉTHITAGE DÉ FLORENCE BOOT EN JÈRRI À ch’t’heu qué j’sis à êcrithe, j’sommes acouo bein embêtés auve chu […]
PROFILE OF A JERSEY ARTIST
RURAL magazine has a strong interest in art that portrays the traditional aspect of the Island’s landscape and in the Jersey artists who paint it. This week ANITA RIVE introduces herself and her art I am a local artist, born and living in Jersey. My painting does take up quite a lot of my […]
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 […]