(Occasional blog)
A patchy summer weather-wise has produced a mixed set of results in the veg growing department, although some crops such as potatoes haven't cropped too badly. Yet another new pest has attacked the leek crop, with the result that there are now no leeks available this winter, as too has happened with the purple sprouting winter brassica crop, so overall winter supplies from the veg growing area will be somewhat depleted, counteracted though, by the fact that considerably more turnips and parsnips have been grown.
A new addition to the 'eco travel' fleet has been an electric bike which has a more appropriate range than the former model here at the organic micro holding (small smallholding) in the UK's midland region, and which would seem to be one of the world's most economic forms of motive power, as well as supremely 'eco friendly'.
Some of the UK's broadsheet papers have been branding the UK a 'sick nation', outlining the seeming quite a few areas which have considerable problems, and one correspondant highlights the differences between the UK and his holiday destination, Mallorca. The political party's politicians seem reluctant to assume responsibility for the situation, preferring to highlight their 'positive achievments', but maybe underestimating folk in general, thereby risking some negativity in the form of 'counter-productivity' - ?
