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David Moonsays
Re: Meet the carbon farmer.
Prior to the introduction of social security law in the Island, when someone became unemployed they would apply to the Constable of their parish for financial support. This would be provided by the Constable employing the person concerned on sweeping cleaning the roads in the parish. They would be provided with a barrow, shoe, a shovel and a broom and work around the side roads cleaning alongside and trimming back the hedges and putting the stuff they collected and swept up into piles alongside the hedge. These piles or bannelais as it was known would be sold to farmers usually glasshouse growers who used it to improve the soil in their glasshouses. The bannelais was usually subjected to steaming before bing spread out.
Re: Meet the carbon farmer.
Prior to the introduction of social security law in the Island, when someone became unemployed they would apply to the Constable of their parish for financial support. This would be provided by the Constable employing the person concerned on sweeping cleaning the roads in the parish. They would be provided with a barrow, shoe, a shovel and a broom and work around the side roads cleaning alongside and trimming back the hedges and putting the stuff they collected and swept up into piles alongside the hedge. These piles or bannelais as it was known would be sold to farmers usually glasshouse growers who used it to improve the soil in their glasshouses. The bannelais was usually subjected to steaming before bing spread out.