Dear All,
I had a very interesting return trip to NIAB this week as they were
showing their new concept of an “Innovation Farm”. The idea is to demonstrate
new developments in agriculture either their own or other peoples. There were
displays of GM wheat, and new synthetic wheat where they have revisited the
historic origins of cultivated wheat and recrossed the ancestors to increase
the genetic variation. Multicoloured tomatoes are being used to increase
lycopene and anthrocyanin content. There were also biofuel crops, novel oil
crops, plants for dye extraction, wild flower mixes for bees, glutin free
plants, new grass crosses, cotton etc. Altogether an interesting afternoon. In
the evening I had a Garden Club talk at Werrington north of Peterborough – a
bit further than I normally go but they were a friendly bunch.
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High Nutrient Tomatoes
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Cotton
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Woad
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Buckwheat
I painted our upstairs bay window this week with Kate at the bottom
of the ladder so that I would have something soft to fall on! – as if anyone
could fall off a ladder while painting!
Last night of us were at a Jazz music event fund raising for the
Lady Taverners. It was held at Teversham at the home of Jonathan Barker (Kate
Foster’s brother). It was pleasant but rather posh!
We had quite a decent walk on Thursday starting at Wilden, Beds.
just west of the A1. It turned out to be 11.5 miles which was plenty, but
fortunately did not begin raining until we were in the pub.
We had a Deacon’s and Wives meal and discussion on Friday evening, a
Holiday Club planning meeting yesterday and a bring and share meal today.
John and Sally Lane plan to move into their new Eco home further up
Willingham Road today so we gave them lunch yesterday while they were hefting
boxes and fixing shelves. Dave and Elly from walking also came for lunch as
they have just returned from holiday in Cornwall and were collecting some
plants we had raised for them.
Love
Mike & Kate
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