FIRST ‘TINY FOREST’ PLANTING PARTNERSHIP
A project is underway between the Government and the charity, Earthwatch Europe, to plant the first ‘Tiny Forest’ in the Island in response to the climate emergency. A Tiny Forest is made up of densely packed native trees, the size of a tennis court and is planted in urban areas where space is limited. The […]
JERSEY IN BLOOM 2020
By Jeff Hathaway of ‘Natural Jersey’ There was great expectation at the start of the year that Jersey would once again excel in both Jersey in Bloom and the national Britain in Bloom events. It had certainly been the case that after the successes of 2019 the various Parish teams had been busy working upon […]
REPAIRING THINGS –TO REPAIR THE MODERN ‘THROW-AWAY’ WAY OF LIFE
Caroline Spencer spoke to Simon Langlois, who co-founded the St Brelade’s Repair Café with Max Livesey What is your background? I got into radio and electronics at school, then studied electronics and communications engineering for three years in the UK before becoming a Merchant Navy Officer. I returned to Jersey after 11 years to become an […]
AHIMSA – A PERSONAL JOURNEY TO COMPASSION
RURAL magazine’s environment writer, Caroline Spencer, relates in her recent book, ‘AHIMSA’, why she went vegan last year WE are being bombarded with so much information about the state of planet Earth that it is easy to be overwhelmed. It can be difficult to know where to start. Can anyone really make a difference? Well, […]
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 […]