Students, free range eggs and lupins….
(Wednesday 16 October 2013) ABERYSTWYTH University’s free range egg supplier Birchgrove Eggs is feeding its laying hens with UK grown lupins to replace imported soya in their diet. Birchgrove supplies Aberystwyth University with over 4000 eggs per week, and in a commercial trial for a research project with scientists at the Institute of Biological, Environmental […]
THE LIFEBOAT: COURAGE ON OUR COASTS
By PHILIP JEUNE SEVERAL images of local RNLI crew members and supporters are included in a new book that showcases the lifesaving work of the charity. From dramatic shots of lifeboats battling fierce seas to candid individual portraits, ‘The Lifeboat: Courage on our Coasts’ contains 455 images captured by award-winning professional photographer Nigel Millard. He […]
Jersey starts talks with UK for improved fish quotas
JERSEY is to ask the UK to consider agreeing to a better way of managing fish quotas for local commercial fishermen. A team of officers has been set up to lead the talks. It includes representatives from the Department of the Environment, and the Economic Development, Chief Minister’s and the Law Officers departments. The process […]
REDISCOVERING THE WILD
FORAGING WITH Kazz Padidar. This is an expansion of an article that appeared in the November 2013 issue of RURAL magazine WHEN the Day of the Triffids dawns, when the Kraken Wakes, when oil ceases to flow, thus bringing to a halt both the transport system and also emptying the supermarket shelves of purchasable food, […]
FARMING IN JERSEY TODAY
This is the text of a speech by Deputy Carolyn Labey, the Jersey States Member with political responsibility for agriculture, to the third Jersey Farming Conference, November 2013: The speech was the opening address at this event, and follows below in full, as spoken: ‘I WOULD like to start my talk by saying how pleased […]
Risk from importing pets
THE States Veterinary Officer is warning people who are thinking of buying or re-homing a dog from mainland Europe or beyond that, unless they get it from a reputable source, they could end up with a big bill from the vet or risk bringing in diseases, or both. Controls on pet movements, which are in […]
Jersey leads the way in conservation efforts
JERSEY is leading the way for other Crown Dependencies and UK Overseas Territories in its work on protecting biodiversity in the Island. The UK government is encouraging all Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, to sign up to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The issue of how many of Britain’s Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories had […]
THE FOLKSONG SERIES
A new exhibition by Jersey artist David Henley took place in October. He spoke to WENDY JENKINS ‘A PSALM is a cry for help, where the cry finds sounds we didn’t know we held inside us. The words above are from a Scandinavian folksong, entitled Psalm. If you want to experience paintings that provoke such powerful […]
The Craft Cider Revival
(This article appears in the November issue of RURAL magazine in an abbreviated form because of coinstraints on space. The full version follows below) New apple orchards are being planted in the UK and in Jersey. Hans van Oordt explores the recent growth of the UK cider market and the rise of craft cider making. […]
In a bind about knotweed
Helen Pulley on the invasive species that has invaded Jersey. JAPANESE Knotweed (Fallopia Japonica) actually is quite an attractive plant and one can see why the Victorian Specimen collectors brought it home from the Far East to enhance the gardens of Britain. It eventually made an appearance in Jersey about 100 years ago. Sadly, looks […]