SUMMER FLOWER AND PRODUCE SHOW OF RJA&HS
ME AND THE MASTER
Noel Coward’s famous comedy, ‘Blithe Spirit’, is being presented at the Arts Centre, from 6 to 9 September. Book now! Its presenter, Tessa Coleman (also taking the leading part of ‘Madame Arcati’), describes her lifelong fascination with ‘The Master’ Some readers may know that my company, TC productions, was due to present the immortal (in […]
SORGHUM: THE CLIMATE-SMART CROP TO FEED THE FUTURE
By Nate Blum, chief executive officer of BlüMilo and Sorghum United – an international NGO serving to advance education and markets development for sorghum and adjacent small grains. The intensifying climate crisis poses an unprecedented threat to global food security. As climate experts warn of increased drought, flooding and extreme temperatures in the coming decades, […]
THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR’S AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE BURSARIES
His Majesty’s Receiver General has announced that the Crown in Jersey has set aside funds to support bursaries for studying agriculture or horticulture to mark the Coronation year of King Charles III. The bursaries are available to any Jersey resident who is seeking to study these subjects. The support would be for any learning programme […]
ENDANGERED FOODS
Many ‘endangered’ foods are still being grown in people’s gardens, however the commercial sources have become extremely scarce. The summer months provide an abundance of examples. By Suzanne Wynn During my time with Slow Food, the question I was most frequently asked about our register of endangered foods (The Ark of Taste) was for examples […]
RURAL JERSEY LANDSCAPE AWARDS FOR 2023
The 5th annual RURAL magazine Jersey Landscape Awards for 2023 has been won by Ann Morgan for her painting Early Morning, Bouley Bay. Runner-up was Celina Borfiga’s Icho Tower. Third place went to Patrick Malacarnet for The red barn, Parish of St. Clement The first prize was a cheque for £500, sponsored by BCR Law. Second […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of articles in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Wendy Middleton DES OUAÎSIEAUX DANS LES FÔSSÉS Eune matînnée întérêssante et tchi fait èrfliéchi, pâssée en compangnie d’ Cris Sellarés, […]
NEW EXHIBITION TO WHET YOUR APPETITE!
A new exhibition has opened at Jersey Museum, Art Gallery & Victorian House that will tickle the taste buds of visitors, while giving them plenty of food for thought! ‘Bouan Appétit!’, which means ‘enjoy your meal’ in Jèrriais, celebrates Jersey’s rich heritage of farming, fishing and food and is open daily to the public. It […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of articles in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Jon Osmont DES VACANCHES EN FRANCE, L’ TEMPS PÂSSÉ ET À CH’T’HEU Quand j’tais janne, envithon dans les huit ans, […]
JERSEY COWS IN AFRICA – AFRICAN JERSEY FORUM EVENT A GREAT SUCCESS
A three-day event championing the role and impact of the Jersey Cow in Africa has been hailed a great success! The African Jersey Forum event, which was hosted by the Shire Highlands Milk Producers Association in Blantyre, Malawi was attended by several delegates from Jersey, along with guests from Zambia, Rwanda, Nepal and locals from […]