Posts Tagged ‘ farm ’

Food for the millions

…and not just for the starving either.  Last night on BBC2 Jimmy Doherty investigated ways of feeding the planet for the future, staring in Brazil, he visited farmers trying innovative ways of providing food from fields growing soy on an unbelievable scale to farming caipon, a native species of crocodile.  I must admit being rather nervous at watching a program of Doherty’s because the last one I tuned into was his attempt to make at home the convenience foods made for mass markets.  Bread was the subject, unless he was being sarcastic, he seemed to suggest that all the...

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If you eat Chicken…

Compassion in world Farming Chicken Video

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The Amelia Methodist Trust

The Amelia Methodist Trust is deliberately centred in the countryside The Trust seeks to offer a caring Christian environment in which to provide recreational, educational and training opportunities for all It seeks in particular to serve those who are the most disadvantaged whether physically, materially, spiritually or socially. www.ameliatrust.org.uk

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Random College Entry

  • Post Reading

    No not lamp post or junk mail, post as in after, oh and blog postings of course… Perhaps I should explain… As you will have noted (look right and down a bit) I have been reading Sallie McFague’s book ‘Life Abundant’, well sorry, but it should be Mc Vague, until now that is. I just didn’t get it. The language was admittedly a little long winded for my liking, but something else (related to yesterdays posting) was wrong. I was just not doing the reading, I wanted to get to the end before the middle. While on a break, I read a ‘post’ on John Davies’ blogsite about purple wheelie bins and reading the ordinary. After downloading his greenbelt talk and relaxing, listening to his lovely Liverpudlian accent and wishing I had gone to greenbelt, I realised the problem. I need to stop and reflect before ploughing on! So to the point – today’s challenge (other than getting up and getting the kids to school) build a stool… To be continued…

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