Details of Food Growing Workshops in August by Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change follow. FOOD GROWING WORKSHOPS If you would you like to grow your own food, these workshops give the basics of how to grow vegetables at home “Loved it … Continue reading
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Video of Martin Crawford – Agro Forestry, from Jonathan Smith. Martin Crawford – Agro Forestry from Jonathan Smith on Vimeo. … Continue reading
The Transition Truro January event was presented by Fran Box of Effective Micro-organisms Ltd, based in Devon. She talked about the uses of these products in the home, garden, in agriculture, for animals and even for human health. EM is … Continue reading
Local juice and cider as well! A proposal by Transition Truro to plant 24 apple trees in the grounds of New County Hall by March 2010 has been accepted. Trees will be selected from local varieties such as Cornish Gillyflower … Continue reading
The Cornwall Diet – can Cornwall feed itself in the 21st Century? Why the Cornwall diet? Reduction in carbon emissions from the reduction in food miles (25% of emissions from food in the UK is from transport and food transportation … Continue reading
Though the waiting list is long, green shoots are growing. Transition Truro is a key partner in the success story of the Barrack Lane Allotment Group which has just won Third Prize on the site. Twenty-five Truro residents from the … Continue reading
A group of people in the Kingdom of Fife, in east Scotland, have been engaged in an experiment for the last year or so to see if they can source 85% of their diet from within Fife. Their reasons are … Continue reading
– a clucking good idea! 5th January marked our return to egg self-sufficiency with one Bantam-sized egg (!) from Rosemary; her sister Lavender is not yet mature. I am no chicken expert but have successfully kept a few in our … Continue reading
Truro City Council has approved our use of two plots as a community allotment. Knowing of our interest in growing food locally and expanding allotment provision, Richard Budge, the City Parks Manager, has offered us two overgrown plots previously given … Continue reading
Press release for Community Supported Agriculture events on 7th & 8th March involving Transition initiatives in Falmouth, Truro and Penwith follows. Click here for a poster and booking form for these events in Adobe PDF format. Calling communities to support … Continue reading