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2016
18th March 2017
If you are a keen gardener, vegetable grower or enthusiastic
about environmental issues then why not join CAG Devon on Saturday 18th March for a free
training event and become a Compost Doctor!
As a Compost Doctor you would attend community events and
enthuse and inspire local people in Mid Devon ... 4th December 2016
The Christmas Tree Festival this year takes place from Thursday
1st - Sunday 4th December. Opening times are from 11am -
6pm Thursday and Friday, 10.30am - 7pm on Saturday
with a concert at 7.30pm and on Sunday from 11am - 5pm.
Admission is free.
Refreshments will be available in the Christmas ...
18th November 2016
Greenpeace have ranked tinned Tuna brands according to their
sustainable fishing methods which catch just tuna,
as well as a wider range of issues such as tuna which is
socially just- caught by workers treated humanely
in supply chains free from human rights abuses.
How does your tin of tuna stack ... 14th November 2016
Thanks to Ashton's Coffee Lounge for hosting the Pig Club's
first AGM in November. Members reported on a successful first year,
which saw six Oxford Sandy and Black weaners raised by Ann
Parkinson and Diana Mason. As everything went without incident, and
the weather was kind, there was a slight und ...
25th October 2016
A
Crediton Garden Club Event
Tim Harris,the Devon Chef, will be sharing his passion for food
with us. Tim initiated the Crediton Food Festival which is an
annual showcase for local food and business. He has cooked at
Yearlstone Vineyard and is currently supporting development at
Thornes Farm shop ...
15th October 2016
A Crediton Food Festival Event
Celebrate all things preserving!
Following on from 2015's brilliant event, here's
another chance to get involved making jams, pickles and chutneys
with local experts to make the most of our fabulous local, seasonal
produce.
It's a fun, communal event so roll up you ...
23rd September 2016
Crediton Pig Club update
We met on Monday 19th September 2016 and were treated by Ruth
Beckley (of Ruth's Real Food) to a session on curing and smoking
pork. Everyone went away with some goodies! During our meeting we
talked about the Oxford Sandy and Black pigs which have been reared
in 2016 and ... 8th September 2016
A friendly crowd, including new faces and old hands, gathered in
Sandford on 8 September to exchange tips and experience on the art
of seed saving, and to pack up some seed, ready for our Seed Share
in February. Linda Lever gave us a very practical and helpful
month-by-month guide (below). We also ... 27th June 2016
Our meeting will start 7 pm by visiting the pigs.
We have ordered two lots of three weaners of Oxford Sandy and
Black breed, and they are arriving 4th June and 9th June
respectively so will be rather small at this stage.
Our meeting agenda from 7.30-9.00 pm will be:
Update on pig progress from ... 2nd June 2016
Agenda
We'll be talking about where we go next and firming up on our
next event. Anyone with ideas welcome.
All welcome to attend
...
3rd May 2016
Imogen's Bee Talk was very interesting, informative and well
attended, with every chair taken. She showed us her skeps and other
bee equipment and illustrated the talk with pictures of flowers
liked by bees, as well as the bees themselves. Also enjoyed were
the refreshments with home-made cakes, in ...
30th April 2016
Our bees are in danger and strong evidence points to particular
pesticides - called neonicotinoids - being to blame for killing
them. They're currently banned across Europe - but powerful
lobbyists are putting together plans to get the UK ban on bee
killing pesticides lifted.
Last year pesticide companies persuaded Environment Minister Liz
Truss to let them use neonicotinoids in certain fields across the
UK. Let's make sure that doesn't happen again this year!
Please sign the 38 Degrees petition to Liz Truss, Secretary of
State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
19th April 2016
During the winter Sustainable Crediton food group members spent
several hours asking people in Crediton if they would sign a
petition about food waste. The petition was to go to local
supermarkets asking them to: reduce waste in their stores, to be
willing to sell 'wonky veg' to reduce waste on far ...
14th March 2016
Our thanks to the Red Lion Inn in Shobrooke for providing a
meeting space.
The meeting was attended by members taking up pig shares (halves
or quarters) in 2016 and the two smallholders hosting the pigs this
year.
Shareholders have signed up for monthly payments starting in
April and six piglets ...
26th February 2016
This year's
seed share was exceptional. Thanks to the hard work of
our volunteers organising the day and those helping on the day,
this was our best event yet, it was busy from beginning to end.
The stalls of Tiverton Beekeepers , Orchard Live, Herbs for
Common Complaints, Composting and The Devo ...
18th January 2016
1. Attending were Anne, Diana, Claire, Nicola, Kim, Peter,
Steve. We had apologies from Ian Doswell, Sarah Green, Tim Harris.
We appreciated the use of the side bar at The Lamb in Sandford.
2. Kim Brook provided an illustrated talk on rearing pigs, with
particular reference to quality issues, acco ...
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