CASP
NEWSLETTER
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ISSUE 7: May/June 2013
‘Smallholders in Spring’ Evening
The recent Smallholders in Spring evening, held at
Lanhydrock Hall, was a most interesting night and
allowed friends old and new to meet up and share ideas
on the garden, chicken news and bee-keeping.
Chris of Soupa Doupa started the evening with a very
interesting talk on the smallholders vegetable garden in
spring. They grow many different varieties of vegetables
that are used to make the most delicious of soups, a great
variety of flowers that support their bees, keep chickens
and other livestock. Many great tips were given, the most
interesting one for me was to prepare a carrot sized hole
and fill with compost to plant the carrot seeds directly
into - a straight carrot guaranteed as it doesn’t have to
combat any stones in the soil – simple but effective! More
from Chris and Janice in our ‘Who’s Who in Casp’ in this
issue!
Next to speak was Carol who led a very informal
discussion on poultry, covering topics such as breed, uses
and general maintenance. Many questions were posed
throughout this open forum style session, one in
particular was that predictable question – how do you
deter the fox!!!
What better than Guinea fowl or ‘Gleanees’ as we
used to call them, better than any watch dog. They
make great security guards and are not adverse to
challenging an intruder whether it be two or four
legged!!!
Last but not least was a wonderfully informative
session from Sue about bee-keeping and the relentless
challenges to all beekeepers over the last few years.
The wet and the extreme cold weather and disease
being two major problems for all British beekeepers.
Please turn to page three for more on this topic.
Contents:
Chairman’s Chatterpiece
Bees, bees and more about bees!!
Ban on Sweet Chestnut Imports/ Who’s Who in Casp
Methane is our Only Hope
The Royal Cornwall Show 2013
Cornish Poetry;
For sale/Wanted & Barter section
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Following each talk came a barrage of ideas and
sharing of techniques from the audience – a most
useful evening for all. The evening was made
complete with tea, coffee and a fine selection of
delicious home-made cakes, provided by members, to
round it up and allow much informal chatter!
Chairmans Chatterpiece!
April is a lovely month
blossom, spring flowers, plants
taking off. This of course is
what we expect in April, not
snow, de-icing the windscreen,
and keeping the log fires in.
However one of our group has
managed to overcome all of these problems and went on
to produce some fantastic plants and shrubs. Sue Rice our
long standing plants-woman at Lostwithiel Market,
featured in our last newsletter, won Silver Prize at the
Boconnoc Spring Flower Show, our heartfelt
congratulations go to her she certainly deserves it for all
the hard work she puts in.
What to do in the Smallholder Garden GARDEN TIPS from Chris and Janice
Jobs to do in May on your Veg Plot
Seeds to sow outdoors French beans, haricot beans, runner beans,
beetroot, chicory, cress, ridge cucumbers, endive,
kohl rabi, lettuce, marrows, mustard, peas,
radishes, spinach, turnips, carrots.

Earth up potatoes, stake peas, train and feed
tomatoes remove suckers, train and support
cucumbers.

Plant sweet potato slips.
Top Tip for this month
We had a great Easter market at Lostwithiel, really well
attended and made even better with live music supplied
by Ade and Laura, we look forward to having them again
during the summer holidays.
For anyone interested the geese at Overcoombe are still
running around, we thought we had collected all the eggs
in this year but discovered someone sitting on a secret
batch, not having the heart to dispatch mum if eggs near
hatching we may now be adding to the numbers instead
of reducing them!!
We look forward to seeing you at some of the events
planned for this year..
Jeanette
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garden-photos-com.photoshelter.com
When sowing carrots two slightly different methods you
may like to try Mixing the seeds in sand to help sow thinly
Or for something completely different –
Mix the seeds into wallpaper paste, that has no fungicide,
and pipe in by cutting off the corner of a plastic bag.
Happy gardening!
This Issue Is all about Bees!!
Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on
pollinators. Adam J Vanbergen and the Insect Pollinators
Initiative. 2013. Front Ecol Environ 2013
Local Bee-Keeping from one of our Members
A taster from one of our key speakers at the ‘Smallholders
in Spring’ evening:-
There is a cocktail of multiple pressures combining to
threaten the world’s pollinating insects - CEH
A new review of insect pollinators of crops and wild
plants has concluded they are under threat globally from
a cocktail of multiple pressures, and their decline or loss
could have profound environmental, human health and
economic consequences.
Globally, insects provide pollination services to about
75% of crop species and enable reproduction in up to
94% of wild flowering plants. Pollination services
provided by insects each year worldwide are valued at
over US$200 billion.
A £10M research programme is being conducted by
over 40 scientists investigating the causes and
consequences of pollinator decline.
Dr Adam Vanbergen from the UK’s Centre for Ecology
& Hydrology and science coordinator of the IPI led the
review. He said, "There is no single smoking gun
behind pollinator declines, instead there is a cocktail of
multiple pressures that can combine to threaten these
insects. For example, the loss of food resources in
intensively-farmed landscapes, pesticides and diseases
are individually important threats, but are also likely to
combine and exacerbate the negative impacts on
pollinators."
Cold start for bees
This year has seen one of the coldest starts for
beekeepers in the county and the UK as a whole,
following on after a very poor and wet 2012 season.
Last year saw very little honey and very little success
in the breeding of new stock of honey bees for the
2013 season. Adding these two elements together
we are finding on our spring inspections that we have
a larger than normal population of drone laying
queens (this means the Queen bee is only producing
male bees which are a disaster for the colony) and an
increase of general winter loses over all. The new
season has started with what feels like some over
whelming challenges to restocking and a call from the
UK bee farmers to restock from imported bees. My
personal opinion is that this would not be as good as
breeding from the best of our local stock, and will be
on the top of my list. I have found this stance has
stood the test of last year and this spring with losses
below the national average so wish me luck and I look
forward to 2013 honey for tea.
Sue Malcolm (Beekeeper)
tsfitnesssync.wordpress.com
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Farmers Weekly Column
At Last - EU member states have voted to ban
farmers across Europe from using neonicotinoid
pesticides linked to bee decline. Philip Case Monday 29
April 2013 14:10
The two-year suspension will come into force from 1st
December, following a
European Commission
vote in Brussels today
(29 April).
The decision is a
massive blow to farmers
who rely on such
pesticides to keep their
crops, especially oilseed
rape, clear of yield-sapping pests. Analysts have
estimated a ban would cost the UK economy £630m.
Tonio Borg, EU health and consumer commissioner,
said he would do his "utmost" to protect bees, which
were vital to our ecosystem and contribute more than
€22bn (£18m) annually to European agriculture.
"Instead of banning these products, the commission
should now take the opportunity to address the real
reasons for bee health decline: disease, viruses and loss
of habitat and nutrition." Luke Gibbs, Syngenta UK.
Fifteen countries, including Germany, voted in favour
of a ban, which was enough for the European
Commission to use its powers to impose a two-year
restriction. The ruling means the use of three
neonicotinoid active ingredients - imidacloprid,
clothianidin and thiamethoxam - will be banned on
flowering crops, such as maize, oilseed rape and
sunflowers. Earlier, DEFRA secretary Owen Paterson
said the evidence that neonicotinoids harmed bee
health was "inconclusive". The decision to suspend the
products follows the publication of a report by the
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in January,
which concluded they posed "a number of serious
risks" to bee health.
Luke Gibbs, spokesman for Syngenta UK, which
manufactures Cruiser OSR (thiamethoxam), said: "The
European Commission has again failed to win the
necessary support for its proposed ban on this vital
technology.
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"The ban has been wrongly presented as a silver bullet
for solving the bee health problem. "The proposal is
based on poor science and ignores a wealth of
evidence from the field that these pesticides do not
damage the health of bees. "Instead of banning these
products, the commission should now take the
opportunity to address the real reasons for bee health
decline: disease, viruses and loss of habitat and
nutrition."
Bayer CropScience, which manufactures clothianidin
and imidacloprid, said the ban was an "attack on
technology and innovation" which would result in crop
yield losses, reduced food quality and loss of
competitiveness for European agriculture.
A company spokesman said: "Bayer CropScience
remains convinced that neonicotinoids are safe for
bees, when used responsibly and properly, according
to label instructions."
Environmental groups welcome the decision and hail it
as a victory for bees and common sense."Organic
farming proves that systemic insecticides such as
neonicotinoids are not needed to produce food. "Also,
there is strong evidence that a ban on neonicotinoids
would work. In Italy, where the government has taken
decisive action and banned certain neonicotinoids
pesticides, deaths of honeybees in winter subsequently
fell by more than 50% in three years."
"Restricting the use of these pesticides could be a
historic milestone on the road to recovery for these
crucial pollinators." Mr Pendleton said that: "Ministers
must now help farmers to grow and protect crops, but
without relying so heavily on chemicals - especially
those linked to bee decline."
Readers comments welcome to
caspincornwall@hotmail.com
READERS VIEWPOINT
GM technology, Bees and E.coli – is
there a link?
Transduction – a genetic process in which fragments
of DNA are carried from one cell to another by viruses
There are at least four ways in which bees may be
affected by GM technology:1] Worker bees may collect pollen from plants that
have been genetically engineered to contain Bacillus
thuringiensis, eg ‘BT cotton’. B thuringiensis is used
in the biological control of pests and affects the larval
stages eg. caterpillars of the cabbage white butterfly.
Worker honey bees collect pollen and feed this protein
rich food to the larvae and egg laying queen bee, while
they themselves derive enough energy from the nectar.
If the pollen is contaminated with B thuringiensis, the
larvae, queen and eggs could all die. Nectar, on the
other hand, contains sugars which will make it
hydroscopic, thereby possibly giving it bactericidal
properties, which could protect the worker bee.
2] When corn syrup is fed to maintain a hive, as is
often done in the USA, it could be contaminated with
Agrobacterium, a bacterium which causes crown gall
in trees, but is used in the making of GM products.
This could also account for the emergence of
Morgellons Disease (Unexplained Dermopathy) in
people in the USA - corn syrup and other GM products
being used extensively there. Skin samples taken from
patients with Morgellons disease have been positive
for Agrobacterium.
3] Viruses carried by the Verroa mite on bees could act
as vectors and introduce Bacillus thuringiensis and/or
Agrobacterium into the bee by the process of
‘transduction’ from plants that have been genetically
modified.
4] Since bees feed on ‘honeydew’ from aphids, this
could be another
source of infection, as
aphids
could
be
infected by the viruses
that they carry, the
viruses acting as
vectors when the
aphids feed on GM sap.
There are parallels here with E.coli food poisoning.
Children and older people are particularly susceptible
to E.coli poisoning since they seem to have a lower
concentration of hydrochloric acid in the stomach than
people of mid-range ages. Hydrochloric acid provides
some protection from the ingestion of E. coli 0157.
One of the organisms that causes food poisoning.
Interestingly, people who take medication to lower
hydrochloric levels are also more susceptible to E.coli
food poisoning. The disease proves fatal when the
intestines rupture and the person dies of kidney failure
and other complications. This seems to be exactly
what happens in bees, where lysosomes seem to
rupture. “Lysosomes are membrane-enclosed bodies
that function as storage vesicles for digestive enzymes.
The membrane contains an ionic pump that maintains a
highly acidic internal environment. The membrane
permits desirable reaction products to pass through to
the cytosol, (the relatively fluid., less structural part of
the cytoplasm of the cell) but is impermeable to the
hydrolytic, digestive enzymes. If the lysosome
membrane is ruptured, the hydrolytic enzymes are
released into the surrounding cytoplasm and begin
immediately to break down the interior of the cell.”
(Keeton. Gould. Biological Science)
Perhaps the lysosome’s internal environment is not so
acidic in the larval stages of an insect, as their tissues
may be more delicate, therefore making them more
prone to infections that may be ingested, exactly in the
same way as vulnerable people in the case of E.coli
food poisoning.
May I suggest that we do not have the luxury of time
to procrastinate on this matter.
Marjorie© 2.12.2009
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WHO’s Who in CASP?
This Issue – Chris and Janice
Soupa Doupa
Just When Chalara is hitting the news, we
now have a new fungal disease…….
The HTA is advocating a ban on the import of sweet
chestnut trees into Britain in a bid to control the spread
of a fungal disease - Cryphonectria parasitica that has
already affected two sites in the UK. 180 trees have
been destroyed in Warwickshire and Essex, following
the importation of infected trees from France in 2011.
With sweet chestnut being planted as an alternative to
ash in woodlands, the HTA supports the ban as this
could present an unnecessary risk to UK woodland
already under stress from chalara.
The situation is different to Chalara in that the disease
is controlled within Europe through plant passporting
and the UK is a ‘protected zone’. However the disease
has been found in the UK in recent years. The disease
does not appear as aggressive as Chalara, but in light
of the fact that demand for sweet chestnut is likely to
increase, we would support an import ban to help
prevent the disease spreading further.
(CJS Weekly: 29 April 2013)
Chris and Janice run a 27 acre traditional smallholding and
keep North Devon cattle, Berkshire pigs, chickens, bees and
are in the process of rearing free range turkeys and geese
ready for Christmas. They also grow a large variety of
seasonal vegetables with the help of two large polytunnels
and a caged soft fruit area.
Chris gave a talk about the allotment in spring at our recent
Smallholders in Spring get together at Lanhydrock Hall.
He brought along a fine selection of vegetable seedlings
which are ready to be planted out and were offered to other
members to take away at the end of the evening – a long
lasting memory of the event! These included winter
cabbage, purple sprouting broccoli, Romenesca, tomato and
cucumber plants, lettuce and basil along with some of the
many variety of flowers that they grow for their bees. The
talk was most informative advising smallholders of the
many different varieties of potatoes available, and
discussing the best ways in which to prepare the land for
planting. Following his very interesting talk came a
multitude of questions and a much enjoyed discussion that
allowed a sharing of information and best practise between
fellow members.
Janice and Chris sell their produce (beef, pork, eggs and
veg) at their small farm shop, farmers markets and at their
own produce shop at a local self-catering holiday complex.
They also make extra features from some of their produce
e.g. they make luxury ice cream to sell at the holiday homes
from their free range eggs and they make soup from their
vegetables and have trademarked ‘Soupa Doupa, stuff made
in Cornwall’ to cover all their products. In their spare
time they like walking their four springer spaniel working
dogs and spending time with their ever increasing
grandchildren. Chris likes to shoot and fish and Janice
loves singing with the Lostwithiel Community Choir.
Do come and say hello at the market!
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METHANE IS OUR ONLY HOPE OF HOTTER AIR!
During a recent visit to County Cork in Ireland I came
across this article in the Irish Examiner, April 4th 2013
that I felt that some of you may enjoy!
The bitterly cold weather that we are presently
experiencing can be easily explained by me. It’s all
down to the ozone layer. You see that global warming
business which we were promised all those years ago,
has clearly not come to pass. Obviously, the hole up
there in the ozone layer isn’t half as small as the
experts promised us. It’s a big hole, and the heat is
escaping.
And you don’t have to be a scientist with binoculars
trained to the heavens to see that all is not well. All
you need to do is stand out in a field anywhere in
Ireland with bullocks huddled around you, and you in
your thermal underwear. ‘Tis not typical weather for
the beginning of April. Us farmers need to get on with
our spring chores and the weather isn’t helping one bit.
Something needs to be done to heat things up, and
done fast.
Over the years it has been well documented that the
accumulation of cow’s belches and farts drifting
skywards can greatly contribute to strengthening the
ozone layer. Methane gas, it’s called.
Anyway enough of the science lesson. The ground
badly needs heating up and this is where we come in.
These belches and other unmentionables that our cows
produced daily need to be encouraged, so as to plug up
the ozone hole and warm the whole show up.
Therefore, it is incumbent on us farmers to make damn
sure that they are releasing gas continually.
Of course the best method of getting our livestock to
produce more hot air would be to get them into
politics. The politician, as we all know, is the greatest
purveyor of hot air known to man. With that chest of
his expanded to the full and the head fit to burst as he
gives a lecture on belt tightening, sure ‘tis hot air all
the way with the devil. Sadly, however, animals are
not permitted by law to run for high office.
The fear is probably there that they might win.
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History you see has shown us that animals make great
political candidates.
For instance, in San Paulo, Brazil back in 1958, a
rhinoceros from the city zoo entered the city council
election race. Officials didn’t accept his candidacy,
however the rhino still garnered 100,000 votes; more
than any other party in that election.
And in Rio de Janeiro, a bad-tempered chimpanzee
went for the job of city mayor back in 1988. With the
slogan “Vote monkey – get monkey,” the chimp came
in a very respectable third, with over 400,000 protest
votes. So clearly politics would be the answer to
producing hot air, if the barriers were removed.
However, today we need a practical solution. That
easterly breeze is still blowing hard, our farms and
indeed ourselves are freezing.
What we need to do is change the diet of our cattle so
that they belch more. And what should we be feeding
our livestock to encourage such behaviour? I have no
idea. However, I guess if you Want to get your cows to
fart more, you should contact Teagasc.* They are the
experts after all. They would have the nutritional
knowledge at their fingertips, the charts, the surveys,
the research. Suggesting perhaps that the introduction
of more fizzy drinks and crisps into the bovine dietary
mix might spice things up. Even, dare I say, the odd
bottle of stout could work wonders.
We need to get the wind up and be quick about it. Or
else we could be well faced with plenty more freezing
springs like the one we are presently experiencing.
Denis Lehan; dennylehane@hotmail.com
*Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Royal Cornwall Show
6th, 7th & 8th June 2013
Farmers Pavilion - stand no: 412
Market Traders that will be attending the show:
Cornish Preserves - Jeanette and Helen
Duchy Smoked Fish Ltd - John Ketch
Deli-Delights - Wendy Wilkinson
The Travelling Tuffeteer - Jo Vosper
Ways with Willow - Sian Hill
Chorley Original Sauces - Bob Chorley
Moor View Alpaca's - Emma Collinson -
Not long now until the greatest agricultural show in t
county – the Royal Cornwall Show. We are looking
forward to showcasing our wares and sharing the tent
with like-minded folk with a healthy respect for good
foods and farming practices. As well as the usual
chicken hatching for the children to watch and enjoy,
this year we are very proud to share the marquee with
the Cornwall air ambulance members who will be
showcasing "Farm Safety".
Current members are welcome to come along to chat
and enjoy an invigorating cup of tea or coffee. The
theme for CASP this year will be a display to promote
the Farmer’s Market at Lostwithiel. Lots of colourful
bunting is being made up as we speak!
There will be willow work demonstrations from ‘Ways
with Willow’ along with a large willow igloo! There
will be an opportunity to purchase willow goods from
baskets to ornate willow decorations.
The Travelling Tuffeteer will also be demonstrating
the old art of tuffet-making and selling tuffets
throughout the weekend to ensure a comfortable
derriere for all throughout the show and beyond!
Look out for the bench tuffet raffle!!
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We will be sharing the tent as usual with Cornwall
Council’ very own ‘Made in Cornwall’ stand
Please contact Georgina on either 07921390452
or vokes3th@btinternet.com if interested.
FUTURE EVENTS:
Summer poem: - Rachelle de Bretagne
In Mevagissey's harbour as a child of five,
Fishing for crabs upon a piece of father's twine,
With seagulls, and sea air, so glad to be alive,
With crabs in jam jars that I proudly now called mine!
The little boats with masts that tinkled in the breeze,
As if communicating, singing songs rehearsed,
I walked the cobbled streets, and saw the bumble bees,
On cottage garden flowers, as they quenched their thirst.
The clifftop walks Polperro offered visitors,
Were those that wound through grass topped mounds of
stone,
I still recall the Bodmin Moors and wind torn tors,
Where my belief returned, spent sitting all alone.
Across those blackened moorlands like a wilderness
I stared and realized as I took in that view,
And felt the evening breezes in their sweet caress,
That God was there, beside me, in those moments few.
There were the scones and jam and cream, the greatest
treat,
On checquered tablecloth and cottage hostelry,
The thought of them is never quite so good to eat,
Though now remain a blessing from my history.
The Cornish pasty, Tideford's invention,
In scrumptious pastry, eaten in a workman's hand,
Still tempts the taste-buds, at the very mention,
That only Cornish folks can really understand.
Tintagel's needles, stones that stood so proudly,
Above the ocean surface, standing high with pride,
Children on sandy beaches, playing loudly,
All images that memory has locked inside.
Of oceans swishing on a sandy Cornish shore,
The smell of seaweed, and the gull's bewildering cries,
Although I may not see their beauty any more,
They will surround me at the closing of my eyes.
For Cornwall folk don't change, nor their mentality,
Raised in an atmosphere of brown leaves falling,
This little piece of earth is still a part of me,
And in a seashell's deepest song, I hear it calling.
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Wednesday 19th June. 6.30 – 9.00pm – Hendra
Farm- courtesy of David & Senara Collings
Sheep Husbandry, wool, wool and more wool!
We will be holding an evening of wool wonder where
you can come and take part in weaving, spinning,
drop-spinning, crochet and tuffet-making along with
demonstrations of various aspects of sheep husbandry.
Weather permitting, shearing, skirting & rolling of
fleece, hoof-trimming etc. Please ‘bring a chair and
food to share’ for a light supper and to enjoy
exchanging work practices in good company
Hendra Farm; Pelynt; Looe; PL13 2LU
Directions - From A38 Liskeard, take A390 St Austell at
Twelvewoods roundabout - at East Taphouse take B3359 to Looe.
At Pelynt (approx 7 miles) take first right at church
(Lansallos/Polruan) follow for 1/2 mile, then take 1st left (Hendra
Farm) and turn immediately right and follow lane to end.
Knit and Natter group - Jeanette and Erica run the
group on a Monday from 4pm - 6pm everyone is
welcome ; St.Pinnock hall. If you would like to join us
and need directions the please call 01579321775
Courses of Interest run by the
Rural Business School Events
Wednesday 29th May 2013
 Introduction to Beekeeping for Farmers and Smallholders:
Venue: Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, Callington, Cornwall.
Theoretical and Practical insight into the benefits and viability of
keeping honey bees. To give a basic understanding of the honey
bee, their impact on the environment /agriculture and caring for
them. 9am – 3.30pm. Cost: £13.50 if eligible, £35 if not eligible.
For more information or to book your place please contact the
Rural Business School on 0845 458 7485 or rbs@duchy.ac.uk
Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd June 2013
 BWMB Beginner/ Improver Shearing: Venue: Alfordon,
Okehampton, Devon.Introduction to shearing, machine operation
and maintenance. 9am – 5pm. Cost: £90 if eligible, £180 if not
eligible. For more information or to book your place, please call
Alison Gould on 01392 477944
Tuesday 18th – Wednesday 19th June 2013
 Agricultural Welding: Venue: Killibury, Egoshayle, Wad
bridge, PL27 6EL. 2 days of hands-on agricultural welding tuition
in ARC or MIG welding, ideal for beginners or improvers who
wish to construct or repair agricultural items. Maximum of 3
learners to ensure high level of supervision & training. 10am –
4pm. Cost: £85 if eligible, £221 if not eligible. For more
information or to book your place please contact the Rural
Business School on 0845 458 7485 or rbs@duchy.ac.uk
Come Barter with me! Do you have a skill you
can offer in exchange for something you need? We
would recommend that barter hours should equate to
around £7.00 per hour, a fair rate we think, although
money never actually exchanges hands. Please also
bear in mind the distance travelled for your barterer
(fuel costs as they are), a little extra to cover costs
would almost certainly be appreciated.
No Current Barter Opportunities
Any suggestions anyone?
For Sale:
Packard Bell computer, monitor, keyboard and mouse
and computer table. All in working order. £50.00 the
lot. Tel: 07828555095
Heras fencing panels, good condition, including clips
and feet. Each panel 3m long. Good for pens etc;
£15.00 each. Can deliver Bodmin/St Austell area
Contact: John 07912178857 or 01726 850287
To let: Holiday chalet on St Martins; Isles of Scilly.
Sleeps 5. From £320/wk. Contact: Janice 01579
320268
Wanted:
Do you have any surplus insulation sheets/rolls? No
quantity too small, for outdoor shed.
Also wanted two true black fleeces
Tel: 07828555095
And Finally………Pause for Thought!
I am looking out of my window looking at two new
blots on the otherwise green country side. A 35 acre
solar farm and also owned by the same person a huge
building with horrible orange lights on until late in the
evening ..... containing a large herd of dairy cattle
on zero grazing …………….Progress I think not!!!!
Anon. Readers comment
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Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd June 2013
 BWMB all Levels Shearing Training: Venue: Sowenna, St
Wenn,Cornwall. A course designed to develop knowledge or
progress previous training at all levels of shearing. 9am – 5pm.
Cost: £90 if eligible, £180 if not eligible. For more information
or to book your place, please call Alison Gould on 01392 477944
Saturday 29th June 2013
 Charcoal Production: Venue: Bulworthy Project, Hensons
Wood, Rackenford, Devon.EX16 8DW. Learn how to make
charcoal in a metal ring kiln and gain a good overview of charcoal
production. 9am – 5pm. Cost: £33 if eligible, £66 if not eligible.
For more information or to book your place, please contact
Silvanus on 01752 846400 or victoria.hughes@sivanus.org.uk
Market dates Fortnightly
Friday 10th, 24th May
Friday 14th, 28th June
We hope that you have enjoyed this newsletter and
welcome articles and suggestions for future
newsletters. Please feel free to submit any relevant
articles, short stories, photographs etc for
consideration. Do remember to advertise in the ‘Come
Barter with Me’ and the ‘For Sale/Wanted’ sections.
To contact the editor:
e.mail: Jo Vosper at caspincornwall@hotmail.com
or post to The Editor: Overcoombe Farm; St Pinnock;
Liskeard; PL14 4NA
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Chairperson - 01579321775
Carol White
Vice Chairperson
Sue Malcolm
Treasurer
Janice Rose
Minute Secretary
Georgina Vokes
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Outside Events
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