I am so sick of this weather! We saw the sun briefly on Sunday, and went out to see the animals at Cogges Farm. This chicken was drinking out of the bucket whilst they were milking the cow! So funny.
Apart from that brief spell, it’s been overcast and wet and windy and I haven’t been outside much. Most things are being munched by the slugs. They keep attacking the peppers (and I might just pull them up) and they’ve eaten the silks off the sweetcorn cobs, so I don’t know whether they will be fertilized properly :(
Inside, most of the seeds that I sowed for Winter Salads have germinated (indoors!). It’s just the winter lettuce that hasn’t. I still need to sow the chard and lamb’s lettuce.
A couple of days ago I came across (via Rob’s World the idea of a Free School, which is basically a system for skills exchange and community development (something very in keeping with Transition Culture).
We went into Borders last night (retail therapy for the poor weather!) and I picked up the latest issue of Home Farmer, and they’re trying to set up something very similar – Home Farmer Community Groups, informal meetings of local people who want to share skills and learn how to garden, cook, keep animals etc.
If you want to get involved with your local Home Farmer Community Group (and it looks like they’re just getting off the ground, so be patient), you can send your name, address and phone number to:
Home Farmer
Community Groups
The Good Life Press Ltd
PO Box 536
Preston PR2 9ZY
or email the same details to groups@homefarmer.co.uk, or ring 01772 652693.