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Saturday, 31 July 2010 10:04 |
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A Summer Fete will be held at Laugharne Castle on August 14th at 2.00 p.m. Stalls,raffle,cream teas. Music from Corran Singers. Adults £2.00, Children £1.00. Proceeds to St Martin,s Church,Laugharne. |
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Friday, 30 July 2010 23:41 |
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A visitor told me went to see Dylan's grave and saw bottle's of whisky there. I tend to agree people who do this are a bit weird- I would not leave a bottle of Bourbon on Jack Kerouac's grave,or a line on Hendrix's grave." K'nowt so weird as folk" as my Yorkshire educators would say. |
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Friday, 30 July 2010 21:50 |
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Part of the Transition Town idea is the production of Local food, hence the reason we are looking for a space in Laugharne to develop an allotment that will supply a shop as well as providing allotment holders with food.Good book on the subject is "Local Food" by Tamzin Pinkerton and Rob Hopkins.
Laugharne-as old paintings showed-did have local food production-no reason why if we could find the space we could not get this going again.This is not just about food, the Peak Oil crisis will mean we will all to have to re-adjust they way we approach life.Peak Oil (which is not when oil runs out, but becomes uneconomic to develop) has probably occurred. Some Oil companies are taking increasing risks-and uneconomic/high risk as BP have discovered-to try and tap reserves.Other's have stopped developing and are using cash to buy in their shares-a recognition of "Peak Oil" as creates more value for shareholders than developing new oil fields-simply fewer shares in issue, more dividends for those that remain shareholders.
Local food is about adapting to rapidly rising energy costs and climate change-and improving access to fresh products which will have a higher nutritional content than those flown in for thousands of miles away. Local Food producers tend to be more aware of the importance of diversity within the growing area, reduce the use of fertiliser's and develop sustainable eco-sytems within the growing area.
Survey's show that 27% of UK consumer's would rather purchase locally grown products,organically preferably, grown if available. There is no reason why, if a field could be found, Laugharne could not supply a reasonable amount of seasonal veg and fruit for locals at a fair price for both the consumer and the local producer.
As well as producing Food, local food initiatives have been proven to pull communities to-gether, with developments drawing on the strengths of individuals with the community to create "Resilience". Resilience is about communities focussing on small-scale development local food production,and deciding priorities-eliminate use of artificial fertilizers,organic,biodynamic growing methods promoting diversity of crops.
For more info email me,visit Castle Stores, or ring Tel:01994427616- during the day-or 01994427606 in the evening. |
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Friday, 30 July 2010 23:04 |
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Laugharne Carnival Saturday 31 July 2010. Always fun. |
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 19:19 |
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Outside lights seem very popular -save energy and buy solar powered ones, a string of 50 Berry white lights cost £17.00 (half price at Tesco in Carmarthen(I am not a fan of the Chain-but they are on offer)Other makes also available I am sure from other suppliers. Save a lot of energy if you want to have outdoor strings of lights. |
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