Author Archives: Rhona

Tuesday it was bees: we had a most thrilling hive inspection as our last field trip. We got to see some varroa mites, how to check for the tell-tale odour of foulbrood, what a hive about to swarm looks like, … Continue reading →

Gordon Ramsay caused a bit of a flutter by proposing that out-of-season fruit and veg be outlawed in Britain. A little light counter-attack from readers of his restaurant menus, but aside from the dessert menus he seems to be sticking … Continue reading →

I was shocked the other day to see this guy running underwater, up the Gorge, heading (ultimately) for the ocean I guess. Looks like he mighta lost one claw to the soup pot, but the rest of him was all … Continue reading →

I happened upon a web page that listed farmer-poet-essayist-novelist Wendell Berry‘s 17 rules for the healthy functioning of sustainable local communities (and here’s a place you can read some of his poems): 1. Always ask of any proposed change or … Continue reading →

This one has been doing the email rounds; a cautionary vision for us all: Wednesday saw Karen Solie at Open Space Gallery, where she stunned us with the strength of new work. An interview with Tim Lilburn afterwards revealed that … Continue reading →