A great opportunity to learn about veg growing the Charles Dowding way at Minstead in the New Forest.

Bombs and streams.
I’ve only just found the advertisement for this walk. It’s an opportunity to meet the people behind the Latchmore ‘Restoration’ project. This is a scheme I personally oppose as being misguided meddling in a process of recovery that nature has already begun dealing with very effectively.
Interestingly the walk …

forestuprising.org
I have been watching the gradual birth of a new web site that airs refreshingly different opinions about the goings on in the New Forest. What was NewForestNotebook has evolved into ForestUprising and I hope that the initial content is a clue as to the stimulating and challenging items to …

New Forest sell-off plans revealed
The New Forest will have to generate its own income under radical government plans that will put it under the control a charity. Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman unveiled plans this morning that she claims will protect the “heritage” forest and ensure walkers, riders and cyclists enjoy …

The organisation that manages most the New Forest could be axed under government spending cuts. The Forestry Commission is among 280 publicly funded bodies that could disappear in a drive to cut the number of quangos and save up to £60bn. The commission is responsible for 145 square miles of …

New sensory garden created in Ringwood
TAKE a walk through Ringwood Memorial Garden and watch as your five senses come alive now a new sensory garden has been created. As part of a team building exercise, senior managers across the country from building firm Raymond Brown, designed, built, planted and raised …

Frogham Fair takes place on the afternoon of the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday Weekend in the fields of Springfield Farm near Frogham crossroads. Established in 1971 and organised by local volunteers, the Fair raises money for the Memorial Hall and local charities.
Traditional events include Terrier Racing, Country Crafts, …

Ringwood
Garden Share Project
Let’s Get Growing is for Ringwood residents who have underused gardens and we aim to link  them with people who would like to grow their own. The scheme can help you grow healthier fresh food, reduce  weekly shopping bills, is good for the environment and will mean new …

Pupils from five local schools and an education centre are competing to produce the “heaviest sunflower head”, grown from seeds and materials provided to them by Fairweather’s Garden Centre in Beaulieu.
Cadland, Fawley, Beaulieu, Lyndhurst, Blackfield and the Forest Education Centre are all busy planting their seeds in the hope that …

LOCAL FOOD MARKET

Local meat, fish, cheese, cakes, seasonal vegetables and much more!
Hale Village Hall, Hatchett Green, Hale, Hampshire SP6 2NE
Saturday 17th April from 9am to 12 noon
Profits to sustainable community projects.
Please walk, cycle or share lifts to reduce pressure on the car park.
For further details please call Paula or Richard …