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There's a few fringe events been run as part of the Abergavenny Food Festival next weekend some of which are foraging demos/courses/events - might be worth checking it out or having a look on the website for potential contacts.

Cheers everyone. Marshlander, we're looking for wheat and oats primarily although I'm all for trying other grains as well. Just read that both amaranth and quinoa do ok in cooler climates so they're definitely an option for us to experiment with at 600'. DND, looks like an interesting place so thank...

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We'd like to experiment with growing heritage grains on our smallholding - anyone know of where we can buy viable grain? I have a couple of leads but looking for more.

Ta!

If you can buy your double cream in bulk from a wholesaler (if such a thing is possible) you could save a little money I guess.

Hey, sounds like an interesting project - I shall follow with interest

Whats wrong with Florine exactly? It is beneficial for your teeth, aiding repair and strengthening them. Toothpaste is fluoridated as well and, according to Wikipedia, it's introduction in the '70s is the main reason for tooth decay in industrialised countries and seems to be the single common fact...

Hey, welcome to the forum Megz. You could always do a bit of foraging to supplement whatever your mum lets you grow in the garden - brambles are in season at the moment (around here at 600' anyway).

Oh, and I love the concept of Guerilla Gardening Well worth looking into imo.

Sam

Firstly, food doesn't have to contain dairy or eggs (or meat) to be classified as 'good food' (although that might be your opinion). Secondly, what makes you think that raw foodists are miserable because of what they do or don't eat? Anyone visiting here would have a pretty miserable time of they d...

Unemployed MSc student at the moment studying an architectural MSc in advanced environmental and energy studies at CAT (I'm not an architect though). I finish in January but I don't have a clue what I want to try and get work in... Preferably self-employed and in keeping with my principles. I'm real...

Food is a pleasure too, I don't smoke or drink but I love good food, but if you want to be miserable then eat a raw food diet or one without butter, eggs or cheese I'm sorry but I think that's a pretty narrow-minded point of view on two points. Firstly, food doesn't have to contain dairy or eggs (o...

You're overlooking the role of mycorrhizae, which can transfer nutrients directly between the beans and the corn in mixed-cropping scenarios. This is an active research area at the moment, but I believe there is already some pretty good evidence that this particular strategy works. Aye, some native...

A lot of the problems with biomass boilers come down to correct sizing (in order to get the best efficiency) and the quality of the pellets... Here in the UK suppliers tend to use all sorts of rubbish stuff and I've heard of people finding nails/screws in with their pellets. Often they're not dried ...

There's an interesting thread about no-poo on Permies.com. I just washed with water for a few weeks but I think I needed to use bi-card or vinegar as well. I keep meaning to give it another go... So maybe I will

I'm all for turbines - they're a simple, relatively efficient and cost effective way of producing electricity. Larger turbines are more efficient than smaller ones due to the added advantages of height and blade length and therefore they pay off their energy and financial investments in a pretty sho...

Cheers MW!