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January 2010 Blog Posts (10)

Badges

We have over 30 members now - INCREDIBLE!

Only a handful have badges (a picture for your profile) and show a boring silhouette.

Let's all have a nice colourful picture to show who we all are at a glance!

They are easy to do - just go to your profile at 'My Page', click on 'Manage photo' at the left hand side and upload!

:-)

Added by Paul Scott-Bates on January 28, 2010 at 16:30 — No Comments

Strauss family cuts their waste to just one binful a year

Arlene Harris posted a great article earlier this week and mentioned a family that had reduced their non-recyclable waste to just one dustbin full in 12 months!

An article that appeared in The Times can be read here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6971916.ece

Added by Paul Scott-Bates on January 27, 2010 at 8:30 — No Comments

Harvest - Brighton & Hove

Harvest Brighton & Hove is all about growing your own and eating local food. From window boxes to community allotments, there are opportunities for everyone to join in. Harvest has brought together lots of different organisations interested in food who help people to learn to grow their own, make use of surplus produce and eat more tasty local food.

http://www.harvest-bh.org.uk/home

A great website with lots of projects… Continue

Added by Paul Scott-Bates on January 25, 2010 at 12:57 — No Comments

Event attendance

Hi everyone. There is a facility on the events listings for you to say if you are/are not going to attend a listed event. Check it out and hope to see some of you at the events / meetings soon!

Added by Joanna Scott-Bates on January 14, 2010 at 14:00 — No Comments

Pick-your-own vegetables to replace flowers in high street

The Guardian newspaper has printed a small article on a IE scheme in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

The article can be read in full at: http://tiny.cc/CZlqV

There is also a mention of a similar scheme in Rossendale!!!

Added by Paul Scott-Bates on January 13, 2010 at 11:17 — No Comments

Grow Your Own Vegetable Planner

Excellent wallchart courtesy of The Royal Horticultural Society:

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Media/PDFs/Grow-Your-Own/VegPlanner

Added by Paul Scott-Bates on January 11, 2010 at 14:51 — No Comments

Friends

Our friends (and heroes!) at Incredible Edible Todmorden have published a small article on us which can be viewed at:

http://www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk/blogs/incredible-edible-rossendale

It really is brilliant to see everyone working together for the greater good of our localities.

Let's all be INCREDIBLE together!

:-)

Added by Paul Scott-Bates on January 11, 2010 at 14:09 — No Comments

Pennine Life Article

Pennine Life documented our first public meeting held last Novmember:
http://www.pennine-life.co.uk/?s=incredible+edible+rossendale

Added by Joanna Scott-Bates on January 11, 2010 at 14:00 — No Comments

Pam is new Chair of Foresty Commission

Co-founder of Incredible Edible Todmorden, Pam Warhurst CBE, has been appointed Chair of the Forestry Commission taking over from Lord Clark of Windermere, who stood down as Chair last December.

The Forestry Commission is the largest provider of countryside recreational space in Britain with responsibility for over one million hectares of forest, woodlands and open countryside.

Trees are to an extent the planets lungs and those of us who are lucky enough to know Pam will… Continue

Added by Paul Scott-Bates on January 8, 2010 at 15:53 — No Comments

Welcome!

This is the blog page of Incredible Edible Rossendale.

We aim to encourage self sufficiency in food growth and promote local business throughout the Rossendale Valley.

If you live in the area, please sign up for update and get involved! If you don't live in the area, why not start up your own project?

Be INCREDIBLE!!!

Added by Paul Scott-Bates on January 7, 2010 at 9:30 — No Comments