JERSEY DAIRY FARMS ‘MOOOVE’ FORWARD – TO BECOME EVEN MORE SUSTAINABLE.
Jersey Dairy has announced a new partnership with Trinity AgTech, to provide a credible and bespoke carbon emission and biodiversity evaluation programme for Jersey dairy farms. The company was launched to help farms measure and leverage carbon and natural capital so as to create more resilient, sustainable businesses. In doing so, local farms can help […]
LEAF AND FARMING
On Thursday 12 May, the Jersey Royal Company’s Peacock Farm in Trinity was launched as a ‘LEAF demonstration farm’. LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) ‘works to inspire and enable sustainable farming that is prosperous, enriches the environment and engages local communities.’ LEAF is working very closely with Jersey’s agricultural sector. Their website, https://leaf.eco contains more […]
The JSO IS BACK!
The Jersey Symphony Orchestra is back after a two-year break caused by the pandemic. A number of concerts were planned, but each one had to be cancelled because of the persistent situation caused by Covid. The JSO will hold its summer concert in Le Quennevais School Hall on Saturday 6 August, starting at 7.30pm. There […]
INVASIVE SPECIES WEEK: RAISING AWARENESS OF THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
A number of free events have been arranged for this year’s Invasive Species Week (16-22 May), to raise awareness of invasive non-native species. Invasive Species Week is an initiative of the Non-Native Species Secretariat (NNSS) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It is an annual national campaign to raise awareness of […]
FIVE WAYS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND BOOST YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
From visiting local parks to growing plants indoors, spending time with nature can have a positive impact on our mental wellbeing. When used as part of a toolkit of coping strategies, connecting with the outdoors can have various benefits, as mental health charity Mind Jersey explains: ‘Spending time in green space or bringing nature into your everyday […]
SPRING FESTIVAL RETURNS TO LA HOUGUE BIE
Jersey Heritage’s springtime festival La Fête du R’nouvé returns to La Hougue Bie this weekend for the first time in three years. Celebrating the ‘season of renewal’, the festival invites Islanders to get ‘inspired by the surrounding nature’ with its programme of acoustic music, storytelling and crafts. ‘Bring a picnic rug, meet friends and hang out […]
NEW SERIES OF ‘GEOWALKS’ LAUNCHED
A new series of guided walks exploring the Island’s geological, natural and cultural heritage has been launched by the Aspiring Jersey Island Geopark (AJIG) project. The ‘geowalks’ began at La Rocque and Plémont last week and continue at L’Etacq next Tuesday (10th), with further routes during the rest of May and into June, including at […]
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 Pauline Snarey Mémouaithes dé ma preunmié vacanche Quand j’tais eune pétite fil’ye dé trais ans et d’mi, j’laîssis man siez-mé […]
Q&A: THE GARDEN REUSE SCHEME SOLVING JERSEY’S ‘POTTY’ WASTE PROBLEM
Over 120,000 plastic plant pots have been saved from the Island’s incinerator thanks to a green reuse initiative with community sharing at its root. Keen recycler and environmental campaigner Kalina Le Marquand set up ‘Potty Eco Pots’ in April 2021 after discovering how many pots were going to waste in Jersey. She’s since provided thousands […]
JAPANESE KNOTWEED ANALYSIS PROMPTS AWARENESS SEMINARS
A comprehensive assessment of Japanese Knotweed in Jersey, carried out by the Government of Jersey’s Natural Environment team, has confirmed the presence of the invasive, non-native weed in 270 sites across the Island. If uncontrolled, the plant can form dense strands that can shade out and kill native plants, reduce biodiversity and, under certain circumstances, […]