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Winter Solstice Celebration at Minstead Study Centre

December 21, 2010 from 7:30pm to 9pm
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKEDThe winter solstice marks the time of the year when the darkness begins to fade and the earth prepares for a new cycle of growth.Come and celebrate this important event in the calendar with us. Minstead Study Centre in conjunction with New Forest Transition will give you a magical time here.....We will be in the Round House with a roaring fire. There will be tales, legends, poems and song all focused on the solstice. Oh - and some seasonal refreshments…See More
Dec 13, 2010
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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…"
Nov 16, 2009
Richard commented on Simon Parffett's blog post 'Some news.....'
"Congrats on the news of a new little Parffett!"
Oct 9, 2009
FoodTalk post by Simon Parffett

Some news.....

Well time has been flying away with us.....Last month our fridge freezer broke down and it still isnt fixed. Luckily you dont need a fridge to store veg (but it helps) and it has increased our food waste slightly. It made me think how much we rely on modern technology and a consistant source of power to simplify our lives. Unfortunatly it has meant as we cant store veg for a week we have not been shopping as locally as we would like for some time now as the farm shops are closed when we return…See More
Oct 7, 2009
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Heat Exchange II at Brockenhurst College

November 7, 2009 from 9:30am to 2:30pm
Heat Exchange IICome and Celebrate the first year of New Forest TransitionBrockenhurst College, Lyndhurst Road, BrockenhurstSaturday 7th November9:30am - 2.30pmEveryone is invited to this event, you don't have to stay for all of it, but you are welcome to take part in as much as you like.9.30 am A chance for all Transition groups and individuals, across the forest, to get together10am A time to reflect on the year that has passed. To re-energise and plan for the year ahead, including some…See More
Oct 7, 2009
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Simon Parffett's FoodTalk blog

Some news.....

Posted on October 7, 2009 at 19:53 1 Comment

Well time has been flying away with us.....

Last month our fridge freezer broke down and it still isnt fixed. Luckily you dont need a fridge to store veg (but it helps) and it has increased our food waste slightly. It made me think how much we rely on modern technology and a consistant source of power to simplify our lives. Unfortunatly it has meant as we cant store veg for a week we have not been shopping as locally as we would like for some time now as the farm shops are closed when we… Continue

Our progress

Posted on July 19, 2009 at 22:45 0 Comments

Now we are a few months in and the initial enthusiasm has lost some of its momentum I have been thinking about how our lives and routines have changed over the last few months.

The growing has been great. Yields have been low but I expected that this year as the land requires a lot of humic material added to it. Taking responsibility for growing some of our own food, and learning the important skills this encompasses, has been rewarding and we have had several meals that contained… Continue

Daily Echo article

Posted on July 6, 2009 at 20:25 0 Comments

Just to let everyone know that the article featured in the Daily echo about our landshare can be found by following this link:

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/campaigns/greenwatch/4469405.For_the_greener_good/

Hope everyones growing is going well.

Our growing space

Posted on May 18, 2009 at 21:45 0 Comments

In Febuary 2009 we were offered some ground to grow some vegetables as part of a landshare. The couple from Lymington were finding looking after the land was getting harder so in exchange for some of our produce and labour as occasionally required in their garden I turned the lawn from this....





to this....





and finally as of last night to this....…



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Where we are at

Posted on May 3, 2009 at 19:41 1 Comment

We started our more localised shopping last week.



We are family of three living in a flat in the centre of Pennington. My wife is called Sarah and my five year old is called Madison.

Previously we have spent too much time in the supermarkets and next to nothing we ate was local to Hampshire although I have always tried to stick to as much UK produce as possible. I guess in part due to a mixture of not knowing the best place's to go and also because the farm shops tend to be shut… Continue

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At 8:22 on June 27, 2009, Richard said…
Hi Simon - great feature in today's Echo - glad to know it's going well!
At 11:15 on May 11, 2009, Stephen Chapman said…
Hi Simon, let me know if you fancy some rasperries aand blackcurrants, good luck with your grownig - speak soon. Steve
At 12:41 on April 24, 2009, SarahF said…
Well done, at least you got into the page. More than I did the first time! Hopefuly the guys will be working on the site this week, and we will see it change! First off they are getting rid of the adverts! SF
 
 
 

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National Vegetarian Week is a great opportunity to promote your locally grown and locally made produce.

Newspapers and radio will be looking for local angles and local stories to put a local spin on the Ntaional Vegetarian Week…

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VOTE for the best in Hampshire

Posted by SarahF on April 22, 2013 at 18:30 0 Comments

I am delighted to announce that Spice ‘n’ Easy has been nominated in this year’s Hampshire Life Food & Drink Awards and I am hoping to make it on to the short list of finalists.  To help in this endeavour I would be most grateful if you would…

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Can you help on the stall?

Posted by SarahF on April 19, 2013 at 18:16 0 Comments

Hi all

Can you help us?

The Food Challenge have booked a stall at the New Forest Spring Fair on Sunday 5th May.

We will running a very activity led stall, with lots of seed planting, poem writing and pot making.

We…

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We like cheese!

Posted by Margaret K Marsh on April 9, 2013 at 10:42 0 Comments

I tried the cheese from the Fernhill Cheese Company and went back for more! Soft, creamy and fresh, the children liked it too. Worth stopping at their stall at Lymington Saturday Market just opposite St Thoma's Church.

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