PRISONERS BREAK VEGETABLE RECORDS
Inmates at HMP La Moye took part in the Autumn Fruit, Flower, and Vegetable Show at the RJA&HS earlier this month and broke five records in the heaviest and longest fruit and vegetable classes. As with the RJA&HS Summer Flower and Produce Show, competitors were judged virtually in order to minimise the risk of COVID-19 […]
THE R.J.A.&H.S.
From the Horticultural Secretary of the RJA&HS, Rachelle Robinson Jersey in Autumn Time Following the success of Jersey in Spring Time launched in March to help everyone during the difficult time of Covid-19 lockdown, it has been decided to do this again to celebrate Autumn Time in Jersey of all that is good in our […]
ISLAND PLAN PREFERRED STRATEGY ANNOUNCED
A REPORT that sets out the vision, objective and planning assumptions for the new Island Plan has been published. The report is being released as part of the evidence that will be used to shape new planning policies and plan for the Island’s needs up to 2024, ahead of a 12 -week public consultation on the draft Island Plan […]
LA ROBELINE POP-UP MARKET
By Gill Maccabe WITHOUT doubt Lockdown has helped the ‘slow food’ revolution in the Island. We’ve chosen local traditional foods over fast food consumerism and been encouraged to reconnect with the food we eat and the suppliers we use. The trend shows no signs of abating as a proliferation of pop up shops and home […]
THE CHAUMONTEL PEAR AND ITS JERSEY STORY
By Vincent Obbard of Samarès Manor CHAUMONTEL is a small town with a Chateau just North of Paris, south of Chantilly, near Luzarches, Seine-et Oise. This is the place which gave its name to a pear which became famous in the Channel Isles due to its wonderful taste and enormous size. It seems that it […]
ASSESSING JERSEY’S LANDSCAPE AND SEASCAPE
By Ruth Le Cocq Ways of protecting and enhancing Jersey’s natural environment, both on land and offshore, in the face of climate change and human habitation are the focus of a recently-published Government of Jersey assessment. The 245-page ‘Jersey Integrated Landscape and Seascape Character Assessment (ILSCA)’ gives guidance to help set future planning policies ahead […]