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Greener Christmas Fair

December 5, 2009 from 10:30am to 3pm – Lymington Community Centre

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Just checking on numbers for the Heat Exchange and for replies from tree planters. back soon. Nov 3

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SarahF commented on SarahF's blog post 'Berries'

Natasha, Steve, thanks very much for your help. I will persevere! Sarah

yesterday

Stephen Chapman commented on SarahF's blog post 'Berries'

Oh and for blackcurrants, you can never put too much compost/well rotted manure on them!

yesterday

Stephen Chapman commented on SarahF's blog post 'Berries'

Hi Sarah, Blackcurrants fruit on older wood, not on green wood, so growth from this year should fruit next year. Depending on what type of rasperberry you have they will either fruit on the current year's wood (Autumn raspberries) or last years wo...

yesterday

Natasha Moore commented on SarahF's blog post 'Berries'

Hi Sarah I got Raspberry, Redcurrant, Gooseberry & Blackcurrant plants from the 99p/poundland shops last year and they are all doing fine I think I will have a nice crop next year, I did have fruit this year but not much. I just stuck them I only ...

November 18

SarahF replied to Richard Loader's discussion '‘Organic idyll’ shop set to close'

Ok, so the Food Challenge is an eat local, grow local group. What can we do change planning policy? Is it a New Forest 'law' or a national one? Is the NPA just implementing something that's out of date and needs to be revisited? Or is the 10% acr...

November 18

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Berries

Well, I have spend the last month sourcing some berry plants to try and get a crop for next year, or may be the year after. I have got plants in a number of ways: - Bought 3x (blueberry, blackcurrant and raspberry) from the 99p shop. (I swore I wo...

November 17

Simon Parffett commented on SarahF's blog post 'Diarists Review'

So six months in what have we achieved and how has it gone? Well in Febuary of this year we had never grown our own food, didnt have any land, shopped regularly at supermarkets and lived mainly on frozen prepaired meals or sauces. Although we were...

November 16

SarahF added a blog post

Fruit Tree Planting, this December

November 13

Richard commented on SarahF's event 'Greener Christmas Fair'

Sorry - can't be there - should be a great event - hope lots of others come along!

November 13

SarahF updated an event

Greener Christmas Fair at Lymington Community Centre

December 5, 2009 from 10:30am to 3pm

Tired of the same old stuff in the shops? Why not buy more original gifts produced locally, ethically or organically? • Local produce and gifts • Jams, chutneys and relishes • Fair trade café and fair trade stall • New Forest produce • Homemade ...

November 13

Debby Lockey commented on SarahF's blog post 'Diarists Review'

Hi I wasn't one of the diarist but I thought I'd see how I could change the families eating habits. Luckily I got an allotment, with a friend, back in Easter and together we managed to clear most of the roses and get lots of veg in. These proved t...

November 6

SarahF commented on SarahF's blog post 'Diarists Review'

thanks for that Caroline. Yes, this is the first year that I have concentrated my growing to, and built some raised beds, (before that I just dug up any bit of spare ground) And, it worked for me too. I think the slightly highly ground becomes war...

November 6

Caroline Gregg commented on SarahF's blog post 'Diarists Review'

I was very pleased with my summer produce. i still have lettuce in a trough, but I am fed up of eating it so hopefully it won't go on for too much longer. Although I am using the endive in carrot and endive soup, curried soup etc. I threw in some ...

November 5

Just checking on numbers for the Heat Exchange and for replies from tree planters. back soon.

November 3

Valerie Nerva commented on SarahF's event 'Heat Exchange II'

Hopefully two of us will be coming.

October 25

Valerie Nerva is attending SarahF's event

Heat Exchange II at Brockenhurst College

November 7, 2009 from 9:30am to 2:30pm

Heat Exchange II Come and Celebrate the first year of New Forest Transition Brockenhurst College, Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst Saturday 7th November 9:30am - 2.30pm Everyone is invited to this event, you don't have to stay for all of it, but you ...

October 25

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Berries

Well, I have spent the last month sourcing some berry plants to plant and get a crop for next year (or may be the year after!)

I have got plants in a number of ways:

- Bought 3x (blueberry, blackcurrant and raspberry) from the 99p shop. (I swore I would never buy anything in there, and I haven't apart from these three plants - but will be interesting to see what flourishes over time?)
- Bought an established loganberry through an online shop. Looks very healthy, hopefully should fruit next yea… Continue

Posted on November 17, 2009 at 3:30pm — 4 Comments

Fruit Tree Planting, this December

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Yippeee!! We have just ordered a massive 250 fruit trees from a local plant supplier in Ringwood - Pinders Plants. They are being funded by the New Forest Food Challenge and being planted across the forest by:

4 schools
2 community gardens
2 town councils
2 allotment groups
4 Hotels
5 B&Bs
And 42 individuals who have all signed up to our Eat local, grow local food challenge.

The trees are being planted on Sat 5th Decem… Continue

Posted on November 13, 2009 at 8:50pm —

Diarists Review

We have had 6 diary keepers working hard over the last 5-6 months, trying to eat more local food, and even trying to grow some of their own. They have been supported by a couple of more experienced veggie growers, which has been a great help, thank you guys.

We have now asked the diary keepers to write a short review about their experiences over the summer months and about how the Food Challenge has challenged and even changed them:

Posted on October 19, 2009 at 4:41pm — 4 Comments

Suggestions for Eating Locally?

Can anyone suggest and/or recommend somewhere we can take my parents in law, out for a meal, that includes some locally produced food?
Thanks
SF

Posted on September 7, 2009 at 11:16am — 3 Comments

Transition Handbooks for Sale

I have recently purchased 15 copies of both the Transition Handbook and the Transition Timeline book.

If anyone would like to purchase one/other/both we are selling them at £10 each (RRP £12.95).

Email me on resources@newforesttransition.org to reserve a copy. I will try and sell them at some of the local events too.

Thanks, Sarah

Posted on September 3, 2009 at 4:43pm —

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At 6:12pm on November 13, 2009, Jambo said…: I was just wandering where the pick up point will be in Ringwood.
Thanks
Jambo

At 7:31pm on November 10, 2009, Jude Shaw said…: Hi Sarah
ummm, just lost a message I was writing to you so you may get one and a half replies!!
Yes conference sounds right - nice n juicy! I will be planting it at my parents, as their garden lends itself to a baby tree more than mine, and collection at Pennington would be best for us. I am sure I will be able to plant at the planned time to share the energy of all planters. Have also booked a table at the Green fair so thanks for that info.
see yo soon
Jude x

At 11:01pm on November 9, 2009, Rikki Hughes said…: I am so sorry (which I know is hard to convey by message), but I am unable to collect the tree. I hope this reaches you in time to cancel, otherwise I hope you can find the tree a lovely new home.
So sorry Sarah.

At 9:38pm on November 9, 2009, Jambo said…: I would like to pick them up from Ringwood please
Thankyou Jambo

At 12:30pm on November 3, 2009, Rikki Hughes said…: Ooh a Grenadier would be lovely. Do you know at this stage, where the pick up points would be? Only so I can double check that I can get (rope) a friend into sorting me out a lift. Thanks again Sarah and can I just say what a beautiful idea. FREE TREES!!

At 9:58am on November 2, 2009, Sue Heath said…: Thanks Sarah! For numbers, my partner is also coming, but I don't think she replied formally to say so.

Sue

At 11:25am on October 15, 2009, Faye Bryant said…: Thank you so much. I'm getting very excited at the possibility!!

Gary, my partner loves russets so it is for him that I request a russet tree and we planted a "Concorde" pear last year, but it didn't bear fruit. Although they are said to be "self fertile" I wonder if planting an additional one would help it bear fruit next year!!??

Thank you again.

Faye

At 7:50pm on October 14, 2009, Jennifer Brigden said…: Hi Sarah,

Very many thanks. We have room for a Bountiful cooking apple too if you need a home for one!

Jen