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RECYCLE- Our pigs love your peelings!!
Recycle your organic fruit and vegetable peelings for James’
pigs! He has many happy pigs who would really enjoy the peelings
from your organic fruit and vegetable boxes. Please place the
peelings in a plastic bag and leave in the box you are returning on
a Friday.
Please be careful not to include any meat or paper.
Can’t get to our shop?
Why not try our box scheme through the website
www.manserghhall.co.uk
or try one of these shops who stock our products:
- Low Sizergh Barn, Low Sizergh
- Carleton Farm shop, near Penrith
- Burton Village Stores, Burton-in-Lonsdale
- Howbarrow Organic Farm, Cartmel
- Tebay Farm shops, Westmorland Services
- Taste at Rheged, Penrith
- The Village Bakery, Melmerby, Nr Penrith
- Wild at Heart, Chorlton, Manchester
- Heroes, Rochdale (Due to open in April)
Local delivery:
Delivery on a Friday between 10 am & 6pm.
The delivery charge to Kirkby Lonsdale and surrounding
areas depends on where you live, please see
below:
- Local Area 1 - Mansergh, Rigmaden,
Kirkby Lonsdale & Biggins Free
- Local Area 2 - Casterton, & Barbon
£1.00
- Local Area 3 - Whittington, Hutton
Roof , Lupton, Burrow, Tunstall, Arkholme
& Gressingham £2.00
Reasons to Eat Organic
An interesting read from the Soil Association's website:
www.soilassociation.org.uk
It’s healthy - On average, organic food contains higher
levels of vitamin C and essential minerals such as Calcium,
magnesium and iron as well as cancer fighting antioxidants. Organic
milk for example is naturally higher in Omega 3 fatty acids, Vitamin
E, Vitamin A and certain other antioxidants than non-organic milk.
No nasty additives - Only 32 of the 290 food additives
approved for use in the EU are permitted in organic food.
Avoids pesticides - The best way of reducing your exposure to
potentially harmful pesticides is to eat organically grown foods,
where there use is avoided.
GM Free - Genetically modified crops and ingredients are
not allowed under organic standards.
Reliance on drugs removed - Antibiotic additives routinely
added to animal food to speed animal growth are linked with
bacterial resistance in humans to the same or closely related
antibiotics. Soil Association standards ban the routine use of
antibiotics.
No hidden costs - Compare this with the £120m that tax
payers fork out to pay for chemicals to be removed from drinking
water, mainly as result of pesticides used in farming.
High Standards - Organic food comes from trusted sources.
All organic farms and food companies are inspected at least once a
year. The standards of organic food are laid down by European Law.
Care for animals - No system of farming has higher levels
of animal welfare standards than organic farms working to Soil
Association standards. Compassion in World Farming believes that the
Soil Association’s welfare standards are leaders in the field.
Good for wildlife and the environment - Overall, organic
farming supports more farmland wildlife than non-organic farming.
The UK government has said that it is better for wildlife, causes
lower pollution from sprays, produces less carbon dioxide and less
dangerous wastes.
Fairtrade Fortnight
Fairtrade fortnight runs from 26th February to the 11th March.
Events in Kirkby Lonsdale include:
- Fairtrade Coffee Morning Saturday 3rd March Methodist Hall
10.30 - 12 noon
- Fairtrade Event. Saturday 3rd March at the Institute, 2pm -
4pm WE’LL SEE YOU THERE!!
- Kirkby Lonsdale Town Forum. 9th March at the Institute. 7pm
Tradecraft Speaker (Sarah Webb)
- Display on Fairtrade in the Library
News From The Farm
On February 18th Poppy, a Large Black sow had 10 piglets which
are all doing well and are snuggled up against the elements.
We look forward to seeing lambs playing in the spring sunshine!
Lambing is fast approaching and starts around the 18th March.
Belinda is flying along with the hedging but will soon have to
stop as birds start to nest and the leaves start to shoot. But this
means spring is coming!! |
