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Recent Posts
- How the Rose Got it’s Thorns. New book by Andrew Ormerod due out 28th March 2024
- The Challenges of changing dynamics of fishing communities. EU H2020 GOLF exchange program.
- The circular economy linked to use of fish waste – An example from Norway. EU H2020 GOLF exchange program. Andrew Ormerod
- Farm Woodland Forum Annual Meeting in Northern Ireland . ‘Trees on stock farms for climate resilience’ Thursday 15th June. Visit to AFBI (Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute) Loughgall.
- Digeponics and the circular economy. Considering its potential role in developing resilient food systems.
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Category Archives: Winter crops
Agriculture and horticulture in The Isles of Scilly – St Martin and St Agnes – Andrew Ormerod (February 2008)
I was out in the Isles of Scilly over the last few days and despite the bad local forecasts the weather was generally OK for walking. When I arrived in the islands I went straight down to the tourist office … Continue reading
Can Cornwall feed itself if cut off at the Tamar? by Andrew Ormerod
Cornwall declaring U.D.I.? Rising levels of water in the Tamar causing flood? or some other calamity! The idea makes your head spin. But it’s interesting to speculate, nevertheless. Self-sufficiency is assumed to be on the increase. Can the population of … Continue reading
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