CHAGFORD HUB

THE HUB - for all things sustainable in the Chagford area.

If any one wishes to post information of a local and sustainable nature please E Mail via the Home Page.
The HUB is here to serve as a conduit and central point of reference for all wishing to work towards a more sustainable and bright future. ALL WELCOME!

Making you own Essential Oils and Herbal Maceration's

A practical half day workshop In Chagford with Simon Prince, cost £16 including materials. Book your date either 11th June (11-3.pm) or the 18th June (9.30-12.30 ) and pay at the Courtyard cafe. Sponsored by GrowChagford"at"g.mail.com , contact Sue Harley for more info.

Update on the proposed Meat and Dairy CSA

We are extending the consultation period till end of June. Thanks to the 26 of you who have completed our survey so far. If you havent completed one please do so on our website http://www.happylifestock.org/ We will also be hand delivering press releases over the next month to door steps in the area. We will then hold a public meeting in July (likely Saturday 14th July) to share the results, get more ideas and go through some more detail. We are thinking of naming the CSA "friends foods". What do you all think? Responses back to Davon and Sylvan Friend on email davonfriend@hotmail.com or on our facebook page click here.

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Open Day at Chagford Montessori- 26th May.

See The Events Page for details.

 

Endecott House, Saturday 19th May @ 2.45-4p.m Calling all jam, chutney, cake and home made treat makers.

If you are already selling your home made  delights or just thinking about it, then come and find out how County Markets a membership-based co-operative social enterprise can support you with insurance, valuable advise on making your endeavours profitable and a local network to do it with.
Organised by GrowChagford@gmail.com or call Sue Harley 01647432309 for more details.

Chagfood joins Jamie’s Revolution

May 3, 2012
On Saturday 19th May Chagfood will be joining thousands of farms, gardens, schools, cafes and restaurants up and down the country to celebrate the start of the growing season in a day of celebration of Real Food. Food Revolution Day has been organised by the Jamie Oliver Foundation to inspire change in people’s food habits and to promote the mission for better food and education for everyone.

As your local community market garden we think its our responsibility to put on a good show for  the day – so that’s exactly what we’re doing. From 12.00pm we’re throwing open our beautiful gates to invite Members, local residents and visitors to see what Real Food looks like in action. We’ll also be putting on vegetable-themed activities for children, tours of the gardens, working horse demonstrations and, of course plenty of tea and cake for your refreshment.

Bring a picnic to enjoy in the sunshine, bring friends and family and a shared interest in what Real Food is about. We look forward to seeing you all there!

More details and directions on the website - www.chagfood.org.uk

Ashburton Blues Festival-only a month to go!

It’s exactly four weeks until the ASHBURTON BLUES FESTIVAL, on June 1, 2, and 3. See the Events Page for details.

FAMILY BUSHCRAFT DAY

FAMILY BUSHCRAFT DAY Sunday 29th April 2012 at Epona, near Chagford/Moretonhampstead

See The Events page for details.

Music on the Edge in Drewsteignton

Concert No. 4, the final performance of the Music On The Edge Spring Season 2012

See Events Page for details.

Find out what the Chagford Filmakers have been up to...

Go to the Events Page.

The Bike Fixer is here!

One of the most efficient means of human transport: A bike!

Now you can make sure yours is working at it's very best.

THE BIKE FIXER is open for business on Crannafords Industrial Estate just outside of Chagford. From complete renovations to new tyres and breaks. Full services to get you mobile this spring.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm

Sun-10am-3pm

The Mess Open Day Report

On Saturday The Mess youth centre held an open day for young people and older members of the community to attend! They did not disappoint! In total, over 100 people popped in and out and the atmosphere was buzzing!

Would you support a new local organic meat and dairy box scheme if it were to compete with the cost of super market products?

Founders of a new Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) enterprise are asking you to have your say in the hope of starting up a local box scheme containing organically produced, affordable and high-welfare meat and goat’s milk products.

 What is Community Support Agriculture?

Community supported agriculture is a method of farming that fosters relationships between producers and consumers. Consumers or ‘members’ of the scheme share the cost of production by committing to buy a year’s worth of produce and can also get involved in the farming. In return members receive fresh produce throughout the year as and when it becomes available. Members have the opportunity to become involved in both decision-making and production activities but can equally just enjoy the produce if they wish. For more information see: www.soilassociation.org/csa

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On The Edge Youth Work - Live on Chagford Hub!

On The Edge are now on Chagford Hub! We will be updating information regularly so you can see what we are doing within the community. More information is on our page...

Click here to view the Youth Page

The Chagford Allotments.

Chagford Allotments now have an Email address and Blog, so we can all contact them directly and find out what's happening this season! See their Page in the right hand column.

Bee Chat comes to Chagford.

Anyone interested in talking all things Bees, there is going to be a regular get together in The Courtyard on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 10.30, so the next one will be on 13th March.

Faire at Chagford School!

See events page for details.

Latest News from The Husbandry School, Ashburton, Devon

 Courses in traditional sustainable farming, ancient husbandry skills and growing your own food using natural methods. 

www.husbandry.co.uk

The Husbandry School is just outside Ashburton, Devon and is set on a stunning hilltop location over looking the hills of Dartmoor. We teach ancient husbandry skills, traditional sustainable farming, land management, growing your own food courses as well as traditional crafts. We have just launched our fabulous new website and our exciting year ahead programme of new courses and events. 

Wonderworks looking for local talent.

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For more information go to www.wonderworks.co.uk

The Husbandry School in Ashburton.

The Husbandry School offer courses on growing and getting the most out of your garden or land plus much more. Go to The Events Page for more information.

The Chagford Pound has been discussed in the past- is it time to talk again?

The following artical was published on Yahoo on Feb 12 2012

It’s not only the Bank of England who will be printing money; the city of Bristol will be joining them. The Bristol pound comes into effect in May this year and pound notes will come in denominations of £1, £5, £10 and £20 notes. The council is currently holding a competition to design the new currency.

Bristol isn’t the only one to decide to go it alone when it comes to currency. Lewes did it years ago and Brixton quickly followed suit. So it seems that it’s easier to break out of the pound than it is from the eurozone…

Why Bristol and others are going it alone

The whole idea of having your own currency isn’t about the economics of foreign exchange: It’s not to control money supply or the value of the currency per se; instead it’s designed to keep money (and thus spending) local. Perhaps it’s a damnation of the Bank of England, something like if they can’t sort out the economic malaise that is gripping the UK we’ll do it for ourselves.