no, didn't think so! There are however some young folks out there night after night who don't have a choice. There's an enormous chasm of a gap in the care and support provided to kids once they leave the care system, which results in many ending up on the streets with all of the asociated problems of such a hazardous life.

That's where this ace UK charity - [More]

I've been busy on the farm for the last couple of weeks, trying to make the grass grow, mostly by staring at it, but more sensibly by applying cow manure and aerating the soil. As everyone knows in this age of incessant information bombardment, when you step away from your post for a while, the backlog of 'stuff' that confronts you on your return can be quite amazing. I decided to... [More]

Yes that's right. No energy efficiency, and not a Data Center in sight! Now that the long cold winter seems to be finally (and very gradually) fading into memory, I though I would share an update from my 'other job' as custodian of the family farm . 

 Spring at Hillside Farm

Yes this last winter was a doozer! Lots of snow, freez... [More]

Carbon offsetting 

Carbon offsetting has been around for some time now, and on the face of it, seems to be a reasonable way of reconciling unavoidable carbon emissions both for companies and individuals. Offsetting works by planting trees, investing in various green projects etc in order to either absorb the carbon produced (in the case of trees) or by simply... [More]

This week I've been re-visiting some of our older blog content - namely Michelle Hazelton's excellent tour around CAP and Trade and the EU's Carbon Tradi... [More]

I attended a funeral recently, of a farming neighbour who passed away at the ripe old age of 82.
The local Vicar was a great friend of Bill’s and Bill used to mow the grass around the church. One day Bill was cycling past the vicarage and the vicar was sweeping leaves outside. ‘Look at me Bill, with all my ecclesiastical training and here I am, a road sweeper.’ To wh... [More]