sara | May 23, 2010
This year our village is going to do a rogationtide walk. Traditionally this involved walking the boundary to the village, (way before maps were printed) and beating the bounds so that everyone knew where the boundaries where. Children seemed to get a rough deal as they were often dragged through hedges, beaten at a specific [...]
sara | May 22, 2010
Went to see Pig Business film by Tracy Worcester last Tuesday at York City Screen. The screening was organised in conjunction with Slow Food North Yorkshire who are a group passionate about food and locally sourced and ethically produced food.
Tracy Worcester is a passionate campaigner for animal welfare and she is against industrialised farming and [...]
sara | May 21, 2010
On Saturday 22nd May 2010 Slow Food Members Janet and Andrew Stott are opening their doors from 10am to 4pm to the members and friends of Slow Food North Yorkshire.
The event will include a visit of the farm which will give an insight into how Janet and Andrew produce their pedigree aberdeen angus beef, fed [...]
sara | May 20, 2010
I have been asked if there is an easy way to peel hard boiled quail eggs so here are a few tips to try:
* Older eggs peel more easily.
* Put eggs in fridge once cool and then they peel abit easier.
* Put the eggs into vinegar for 12 hours and the shell disintegrates and then [...]
sara | May 19, 2010
I recently got chatting via twitter with James who is starting out in beekeeping. His website, The Surrey Beekeeper is a diary of James’ discovery of bees and beekeeping, but before you head across to the Surrey Beekeeper, here is a taster of how James got into beekeeping, so sit back and enjoy and I [...]
sara | May 17, 2010
My friend “Mama” has sent me a recipe for roast quail stuffed with prunes that she says tastes delicious and is very simple to make.
Ingredients
6 Quail
12 half dried prunes soaked in a little armagnac.
Method
Baste quail with a little olive oil.
Put prunes that have been soaked in almanac into the body cavity.
Roast in a [...]
sara | May 16, 2010
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sara | May 14, 2010
I have been sent this wonderful photo of a chaffinch nest with four chaffinch eggs inside.
The chaffinch nest is usually made from grass, moss and hair with an inner lining of feathers and hair, which you can see in the above photo. It is normally a round shape and can sometimes have an outer covering of [...]
sara | May 13, 2010
Did you know that there is a a Get Walking Day will this year will be held on Sunday 23 May 2010.
The Get Walking event aims to encourage people to take up walking as a way of exercising.
Last years Get Walking Day was a great success with over 100 local Groups organising 150 short introductory [...]
sara | May 11, 2010
My penpal David lives in cyprus and I do look forward to his emails and letter. David has been very busy moving house recently so he has just sent a quick update on the move and settling into the new village community.
Hi Sara and all at Farming Friends
Just a rather quick note to say sorry [...]
