St Michael’s Hospice, Hereford are holding a three day plant fair from today Friday 15th May until Sunday 17th May. Alongside the plants there will be local food, crafts, garden furniture and recycled items on sale. Local charities will also have a presence. The organisers are looking for volunteers to help. Click here for full details.
From the Herefordshire Food Alliance Newsletter: “The headlines around food system issues have certainly felt heavy lately – fertiliser costs, growing food price pressures, a new UN report on extreme heat and agriculture, plus modelled data showing Herefordshire as one of the highest ammonia emissions hotspots in the country. These are real challenges that no-one can afford to shy away from. But connection is a powerful antidote to overwhelm. So many individuals and organisations across this county are actively working on these issues – in fields, schools, kitchens and community halls – that is genuinely heartening. And it was wonderful
Food! The Musical is a new project from Footloose Community Arts. It is an interactive piece exploring the nature of food in the 21st century – what we eat and why, and the impact of a profit-driven, global food production system on all forms of life as well as human society. It aims to provoke discussion and action as well as entertain. Humour, catchy tunes and dance are used to map out alternatives to a destructive, corporate-driven globalised food system. We can work with and for the earth and its ecosystems and eat well. We invite participation: joining in with
Last November, ten of the UK’s leading experts briefed an invited audience of over 1,200 politicians and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media to set out the implications of climate and nature breakdown for health, food systems, national security and the economy. Screenings of the 45 minute film made of the briefing are taking place around the country to bring constituents, civic leaders and MPs together to hear the evidence – and consider what an emergency response should look like. Locally there are screenings
The RSPB have published new advice on feeding birds to minimise the spread of diseases such as Trichomonosis, based on scientific research they have undertaken. Click here to read more. International Dawn Chorus Day on May 4th is a day to celebrate the birdsong that reaches a crescendo at this time of year.
Meer Common Gathering Sunday 19th April 2.00 -4.00 pm The Almeley Green Group, a HGN GOLD member, has spent the past few years restoring one of its parish commons through a range of habitat and biodiversity initiatives. This has included repurposing overgrown and unsafe trees to create log piles, improving light access to the pond and woodland floor, and clearing heavily overgrown bramble areas to allow native flora to return. The group has also installed dormouse, owl and bat boxes to further support local wildlife. The work has been guided by local tree and ecology advisers, supported by a
A date for your diary: Thurs 30th April 7.30pm at Skenfrith Village Hall Last November, ten of the UK’s leading experts briefed an invited audience of over 1,200 politicians and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media to set out the implications of climate and nature breakdown for health, food systems, national security and the economy. This is a screening of the 45 minute film
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Marches Energy Advice are offering two free sessions for anyone concerned about their energy usage and costs: Ross Community Garden, 29th April 9.30am – 10.30am. Click here for more details. Baron’s Cross Community Hub, Leominster, 7th May 1.00pm – 2.30pm. Click here for more details.
Due to circumstances, the Herefordshire Food Alliance, a GOLD member of HGN, collaboration with Wiggly Wigglers at Lower Blakemere Farm to organise a Composting Workshop on 30th May has been POSTPONED. Click on the link to read more. For more news from HFA, click here You can sign up to receive news direct from HFA into your inbox here
