Posted by Sally on April 30th, 2008 in Farming Issues, Pets
The Suffolk countryside was the scene of a tragic death of a woman walking her two dogs through the field the Simmental herd were grazing in.
I am sure it is only a month since I wrote my post dogs and sheep worrying and the damage the dogs can do to the livestock. Here we have [...]
Posted by Sally on April 29th, 2008 in Farming Issues, Green Living
The UK may lead the way in the world to reduce carbon emissions with a proposed Climate Change Bill to reduce carbon emissions by 60% by 2050 against 1990 levels. The bill would be, if passed, the worlds first legal framework for reduction in carbon emissions.
The question is being raised whether shipping and aviation (currently [...]
Posted by Sally on April 27th, 2008 in Country Living, Gardening
If you want to build your own greenhouse you may do as I did and type “build your own greenhouse” into a search engine only to find pages of websites selling books on how to build your own greenhouse.
I don’t want a book, it really isn’t that hard to build a greenhouse. I am a [...]
Posted by Sally on April 24th, 2008 in Gardening, Green Living
Growing your own vegetables can be both rewarding and frustrating, depending on how the years crop does. However when they grow well there is nothing like a basket of your own home grown veg, where you know for certain what has been sprayed onto them.
Country Life recently published an article stating that “Vegetable seed sales [...]
Posted by Sally on April 18th, 2008 in Country Living, Farming Issues
When are farmers and small rural business owners going to join the age of technology and start marketing on the internet? Today I came across a great website called Free Range Review, I was so excited and couldn’t wait to see how many of my farming and rural neighbours were listed.
If I cycle from our [...]