admin | March 31, 2007
Preparation
The uncooked pork was already diced and the pieces were a good size.
The meat was lean, with some fat left on to keep the meat moist whilst cooking.
No extra preparation was needed for the pork before adding it to the other casserole ingredients.
The pork was cooked in a roasting tin for 3 hours in a [...]
admin | March 31, 2007
Latin Name: Capreolus capreolus
Description: The roe deer is a short and stocky deer with a body length of 95-135cm. The adult roe deer has a coat that in Summer is a red-brown colour and in Winter is a grey-fawn colour. Their coat moults in April or May. Roe deer have a black nose with white marks [...]
admin | March 31, 2007
Can you unscramble the jumbled up letters to spell a farming word?
Example: EHN = HEN
Have a go and enjoy the challenge.
TCALET
URPYLOT
IGFRNAM
EGANIU WFLO
RTARTOC
EIASGL
TTOOEPAS
ETWHA
YREBLA
RMREAF
SAMILNA
UPGLOH
ORSCP
BEAALR
OECBNMI EHVARRSTE
AGIRN
VTASHER
ESEPH
LBSEA
OFEMSAUHR
Click on the links below to open the Jumbled Up Farming Words challenge and solution.
Jumbled Up Farming Words Challenge
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admin | March 30, 2007
Health and safety on the farm is an important issue which has recently been re-highlighted with the tragic news reports (March 2007) of a 12 year old boy killed whilst driving a tractor, a man killed by a cow whilst tagging the cow’s calf and a man injured with a fractured spine whilst climbing into [...]
admin | March 29, 2007
Earlier this afternoon I received a phone call from my husband, who was working in the field. I was asked to bring the camera and video recorder, as there were three deer in the field, so I gathered all the equipment and headed up the lane. As I approached the field I had a good look around [...]
admin | March 29, 2007
As Sunday was such a lovely day to be outside I decided to plant some of the sunflower and marigold seeds I collected last year. This job has become an annual ritual which I thoroughly enjoy.
The sunflower seeds always remind me of my wedding day, three years ago, because the gift we placed on the tables for all our [...]
admin | March 28, 2007
Sunday was a glorious day to be out in the garden and so I decided it was time to make a start on my vegetable growing. Over the last few years I have tried to restore the vegetable garden to the former glory of my husband’s Grandad’s day. I am yet to achieve it!
Here is a picture [...]
admin | March 28, 2007
Red mites are a parasite that suck blood.
They can cause irritation, loss of weight, loss of egg production and anaemia in poultry.
The yellow hen flea lives in the under fluff of the bird’s feathers and can be seen when the feathers are lifted.
Red mites are generally not found in the day time.
These parasites like to feed on the [...]
admin | March 27, 2007
The Chaffinch
Latin Name: Fringilla coelebs.
Description: The male chaffinch has a bright pink breast and a brown back. The rump and tail are an olive colour and the crown is a slate blue colour.
The female chaffinch has similar colouring but is a little duller than the male. Both the male and female have browny black [...]
admin | March 26, 2007
Latin Name: Coccinella 7 punctata (7 spotted ladybird)
Description: Ladybirds are small, brightly coloured beetles. The black flying wings are covered by a hard shelled wing cover (elytra) that can be red, yellow or orange with black spots or more rarely stripes on it. They are approximately 1.2 – 9mm in length. Ladybirds have six legs.
Habitat: Ladybirds [...]
