River Cottage Blog
This section is where members of our team can share some of their experiences of working at River Cottage - see below for our current bloggers and latest articles.
We aim to update this page regularly, so check back soon!
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As from Monday 28th July River Cottage is welcoming a group of biologists from the University of Gloucestershire, led by Dr Adam Hart, (Course Leader Biosciences), to carry out a biodiversity study. They will be looking at the plants and animals on the farm, identifying the different species and getting an idea of their abundance. They will be writing their own blogs for our website and let you know what they have found which will also have links so that you can find out more about some of the discoveries they make.
When they've finished, they will create some information boards to go up on around the farm and some suggestions on how to keep, and increase, biodiversity. For those of you who have yet to visit us at HQ they will also suggest ways that everyone can increase biodiversity in their gardens. One way would be to have your own pond - but don't think you need to dig anything too big, a ceramic basin sunk into the ground (put the plug in first!) can attract all manner of plants, creepy crawlies, frogs, toads, newts and birds to your garden.
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Tim is the Head Chef at the River Cottage Local Produce Store and Canteen in Axminster.
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We always have a stream of photos, and stories from our events so we thought, as a team, we would keep you updated, as live as possible with all the event action. For photos, recipes, tips and quotes, keep an eye on the Events Team Blog.
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Steven Lamb is our resident host at River Cottage HQ (Park Farm), and is involved in our whole range of courses and events on a daily basis.
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The latest from the Garden Team, headed up by Simon Hansford, HQ Head Gardener.
Latest Blog Articles
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22
Jul
The students from the University of Gloucestershire will be carrying out the pollen analysis of our garden to find out what was grown there in the past.
In addition they will develop the "what veg to grow" idea with the aim of producing a fully interactive web application incorporated onto our web site. As part of this they will be looking at “cropping value” based on the cost of seeds and the amount an average plant might be expected to yield compared to the average price in a supermarket. They will also look at value such as soil depletion, watering and wildlife attractiveness as well as soil type recommendations. To read more click here
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03
Jun
The weather over the past few weeks has been very varied – as I write this I’m sitting in the potting shed wearing my shorts, listening to the rain on the roof (well it was sunny this morning!)– but it is providing ideal growing conditions (warm and damp) for much of the veg we’ve been busy sowing and transplanting.
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02
Jun
TV is a funny old game. It's one thing cooking and talking to people about it but another thing entirely doing this with a camera pointing at you.
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