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OEMBARKONA BUGSAFARI

Seehowmanyminibeastsyou

candiscoverinthegardenoron

yourdailywalk– keepa tallyand

includea drawingordescription

ofanyunfamiliarones,readyto

lookuplater.Lookundersmall

logsandrocks,onwallsand

fencesandingrass.

OREVITALISEYOURVEG

Youdon’tneedseedsandsoilto

growsomeveg– usewhatyou

alreadyhaveinthekitchentosee

natureinaction.Propuplettuces

andthelast5cmfromthebaseof

springonions,leeksorceleryin

a jarorglass,withtwo-thirdsof

thestemsorrootssubmerged

inwater.Placeina sunnyspot

and,asif bymagic,they’ll

continuetogrow.

OGODOWNONTHEFARM

TheRoyalCornwallAgricultural

Association’sfreevideoscoverthe

basicsofdairy,arableandfruit

andvegfarmingandactivity

sheetsforeachincludeprompts

inspiredbyschoolsubjectssuch

asEnglish,art,mathsandscience.

Sharewhatyoucreatewiththe

hashtag#frontroomfarmingto

connectwithotherfamilies.

royalcornwallshow.org/education/

farm-and-country-activity-sheets

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A VIRTUALFOODFESTIVAL

Browsingthestandsandseekingoutgreat

artisanproductsatfoodfestivalsis oneof

summer’sgreatfood-lovingpleasures.For

obviousreasonstherearecancellations

acrosstheboardthisyear,buthere’ssome

goodnews:Food& DrinkFestivalOnline

2020 bringstogetherover 30 artisan

producers.It’sa virtualinitiativethatmeans

youcanre-createthefoodfestivalexperience

athomewhilesupportingsmallfood

businesses,manyofwhichusuallydepend

ona busysummeroffoodfestivalstostay

afloat.You’llfindaward-winningchillisauces,

Britishbiltong,toastynutbuttersandmore;

clickthroughtoindividualproducers’

websitestobuy.foodanddrinkfestival..uk

A FEWIDEASTOKEEPCHILDRENBUSY

Live...

THEGOODLIFE

Thelockdownhasmadea lotofpeoplerethinkwhat’s

importantinlife.Liketheideaofbeingmoreself-

reliant,embracingtraditionalskillsandswitchingoff

fromthefast-pacedmodernworld?TheSlowLife,Good

Lifeonlineclubmightbeforyou.Createdbysomeof

theSouthWest’stopchefs,farmers,craftersand

wellbeinggurus,includingregulardelicious.writerGill

Meller,it offerstutor-led,video-basedweeklyactivities.

Makeeasyhomemadecheeseandpickledonions

withRiverCottage’sSteveLamb,getadviceongrowing

vegfroma gardendesignerorlearnaboutchicken-

keepingfromfarmers.Plus,eachFridaynightyou

canjoina livebroadcastfromthehomeofoneofthe

contributors.Allproceedssupportruralbusinesses

andfamiliesintheSouthWest.£6permonth;

dowhatyouloveforlife.com/course/slowlifegoodlife

PHOTOGRAPH: MATT AUSTIN

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