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How to Feed Your Whole Family a Healthy Balanced Diet, with Very Little Money and Hardly Any Time, Even If You Have a Tiny Kitchen, Only Three … – Unless You Count the Garlic Crusher…

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Thursday, 02 September 2010 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Friday, 03 September 2010 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Saturday, 04 September 2010 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM
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Rodale’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening

It’s a cliché to start with the phrase ‘owing to popular demand’ but in this case it is actually true. For years I’ve held out against catering for local would-be mushroomers for the very good reason that I don’t want competition. As time has progressed, I have realised my ‘special’ patches are actually not so special. There are mushrooms everywhere, so why be possessive?

This means I am now going to lay on two affordable (£30 adults, £15 children) one-day courses, aimed at beginners. These will focus on where and when to find edible fungi, how to target the most delicious species, what to avoid, how to preserve and the best way to cook.

The precise details may change according to weather conditions, but each foray should produce a wide range of edible fungi – and plenty of mushrooms for you to take home. A buffet lunch with complimentary alcoholic or soft drink is included and the meal will feature at least two mushroom dishes (there will also be non-mushroom options). Groups will be no more than 20-strong at most. Neither foray will be arduous, but the first will involve a slightly more walking. As a result, the second is more suited to less fit people and children (dogs are also welcome).

To keep prices down, we will use our own vehicles to drive the c. 5 miles to the woods. There will be a minimal amount of off-tarmac driving, although this will be on forestry stone roads. Car sharing is encouraged and drivers who are prepared to give lifts will receive a £5 discount.

Pre-booking is essential and requires a small deposit of £10 per adult, £5 per child. To secure places phone 01597 811168 / 0779 429 4221.

ITINERARY

9.45 am meet in Rhayader
10.15 – 12.45 Foray
1.15 Buffet lunch at Tan-y-Cefn
2 pm Preservation display
2.30 Slide show of mushrooms around the year
3.00 (Optional) uphill foray
4.00 Finish

www.fungiforays.co.uk/

Shampoos, rinses, and conditioners tone the scalp, boost highlights, and leave hair soft and shiny. The book’s whole-body coverage also includes recipes for hand and foot care, nail treatments, shaving cream, and even popular spa treatments such as microdermabrasion exfoliants, detox and cellulite soaks, ayurvedic oils, and herbal cold salves. Most important, there is never any doubt about the purity of these ingredients!

Each formula is clearly presented in recipe style, with notes on prep time, storage, and uses. Many products can be customized according to personal needs, whim, or mood, and they all use readily available, natural ingredients. “Organic Body Care Recipes” is a natural treasure for every body.

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A Welsh Assembly Government spokesman said: “Visit Wales no longer funds projects that are not directly related to tourism and as a result, it is not possible to offer the levels of funding that were awarded previously.”

Read the full story here.

Visit the Wales in Bloom website here.

Pick up what you need using the directory of useful organic stockists and websites, then choose a project to suit your pocket and lifestyle. You don’t need a garden, special equipment, or even much time. Edited by Sheherazade Goldsmith, wife of organic spokesman and Ecologist editor, Zac Goldsmith.



A Slice of Organic Life: Get closer to the soil without going the whole hog

Reviews

Great introduction to the subject, 8 Feb 2008
A. Richards “Green bean” (Essex)

This beautifully illustrated volume brings together a whole host of tips and ideas to help to change your lifestyle without becoming overwhelming. You can dip into it at leisure and easily find projects to try out as the book is helpfully divided into sections for people who have no garden, a very small garden area, or a large garden or access to an allotment.

Excellent book – I definitely recommend it!

What a fab book!, 11 Oct 2007
J. Harrison (Folkestone, Kent)

I only got this today and I’ve browsed through it cover to cover… it’s very inspiring and really makes you think about the environment. It’s full of little projects whether you have a big garden to no garden at all! My first projects are to get a wormery and a water butt, followed by creating a small veg garden.

It even shows you how to keep chickens, goats, pigs and cows!!

Welsh food and craft festival with arena displays, cooking demonstrations, sporting activity, animal exhibitions, children’s entertainment, local produce, craft stalls, Health Alliance, vintage farm vehicles and much more.

Michael Owen from Nuts About Coffee who attends each year said “The Big Welsh Bite is a great event, the most profitable of the year.”

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