Just wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU to Alan Hughes of D.A.Hughes Forestry (www.dahughesforestry.co.uk) for kindly donating a huge bag of good quality wood chip to the community orchard. We have re-mulched the dome and herb garden pathway with it. And another BIG THANK YOU to Merve and Ann for the loan of their…
Read MoreToday at Cae Bodfach there has been a bit of a buzz about building a willow archway to mark the riverside entrance to the orchard. As there has been quite a lot of interest and enthusiasm to learn this fun and useful skill, and with such positive feedback about the lovely willow dome (that was…
Read MoreWow what a busy and energetic day! Thanks so much to the volunteers this week for a cracking job! Thanks to Alex for the superb mown pathways which provide clear access into and around the orchard, these connect with existing paths to create a more cohesive park space and allow for a meandering walk through…
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Foraging foods Last week at the orchard there was much discussion within the volunteer group about how our parents and grandparents commonly used foraged foods for culinary uses such as the mustardy flavours of jack of the hedge in salads and a variety of hedgerow wines and meads such as damson wine. An interesting point…
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One School One Planet (OSOP) is a project with a global vision. Climate change is a global phenomenon, and our central theme is that the mainstream school curriculum needs to change. We are failing to prepare pupils for what is coming. If the Paris Climate Agreement is anything to go by (it turns out to…
Read MoreWe are down at Cau Bodfach every Tuesday for a couple of hours from 11am – 2pm where we are maintaining the community orchard and making plans for future developments. We are hoping to work with the local school on a new willow project at Cae Bofach which demonstrates an interesting way that farmers can…
Read MoreHurricane Florence: over 1m ordered to evacuate in Virginia and Carolinas I’m just going to say it. The NWS is calling #Florence “the storm of a lifetime”. If you live on the NC/SC coast, tomorrow is your last chance to leave. Go. Please. Guys, please, do not mess with this storm. If you have loved…
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