26 Jul 2009: Months of preparation are beginning to pay off as the first real crops are maturing at the allotment.
Lily The Goat Was Just Kidding After All
26 Jul 2009: So after months of wondering, waiting, trekking up and down to the farm where the troublesome trio spend their days frolicking in the field, it turns out that our lovely four year old pygmy crossed with toggenburg goat Lily was just kidding all along.
Bake With Compassion Cake Sale Was A Roaring Success!
15 Jul 2009: The efforts to bake yummy cakes and encourage my work colleagues to join in, crack open some free range eggs and do some free range baking with compassion themselves were a success in the end.
Busy Baking With Compassion
6 Jul 2009: I have to say I'm glad it wasn't has hot in my kitchen as it has been all week, otherwise I may have found it a little harder to bake with compassion this afternoon!
Down At The Pond – The Tadpoles Are Growing!
15 Jun 2009: After sitting surveying the wildlife visiting the garden as part of the RSPB 'Make Your Nature Count' week, I decided it was about time to see what progress the troops of tadpoles were making in the pond.
Bumbling Around The Garden
20 May 2009: Whilst collecting the eggs and feeding the chickens this morning and enjoying a few rays of sunshine (a rarity this week, and that of course did not last!) I was very pleased to see four bees hard at work trooping between the various plants and flowers in the garden.
Has The UK Gone Off The Rails?
14 May 2009: I was talking with my mum earlier this week and she was telling me about a trip to Birmingham to visit the National Trust Back to Backs Exhibition, which in itself was a fantastic day out showcasing a row of terraced houses each depicting a different era, including a wartime house complete with Dig for Victory garden. But that's not the reason for my post!
Gone To Seed
8 May 2009: I always think there is little more satisfying than planting a seed in a pot of compost, nurturing it with warmth and water, and waiting for the day when the tips of those two first little leaves poke their way through the soil into the light.
Come on America – Face up to Your Green Responsibilities
29 Apr 2009: Watching the antics of Ethicalman on this week's Newsnight programmes as he journeys across the USA on his mission against global warming, I found myself wondering how the American government can feel happy to be taking minimal steps to reduce the nation’s carbon footprint.
Down At The Pond: Tadpoles On The Move
22 Apr 2009: With each new day our little pond is getting ever livelier.
