Dealing with two CAPs Nothing to do with head gear but farmers find themselves trying to come to terms with two new CAPs this year. The latest version of the Common Agricultural Policy or La PAC as the French would call it, which came into being on January 1, will […]
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The new year is always a good time to take stock of your health and plan to improve and do better than last year. Veganuary, Dry January, Join the gym January – new diets and health regimes are everywhere you look! In the media, on our social channels and a […]
As I look forward to the year ahead, I reflect on the one just past. Not since I first stepped into a boxing ring with the intention to beat my opponent, have I had such a dedicated momentum of training as in 2022. This was the year where my three-year-old […]
This is a good month to decide if you want to have herbs growing in your garden as the seed catalogues and gardening advertisements whet our interest. So many of the ones used therapeutically may be obtained from the wild but some, such as marshmallow, elecampane and lovage need to […]
When I was a kid we ate sausage rolls every Christmas. They came out when visitors called or when we got home after Christmas shopping – which was the day before Christmas, not the entire month before, so sausage rolls were quite a treat. Sausage rolls are a great invention. […]
We are all familiar with the swede turnip, more often than not calling it a swede or just a turnip. In Scotland, the swede is called neeps and in France and the US, rutabaga. It is a regular part of winter fare in Ireland, and along with carrots, parsnips, and […]