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It looks like Father Christmas has got his work cut out for him this year with the triple threat of a lack of shipping containers, drivers to move gifts around and increasing costs of elf power in the workplace due to (some would say) Brexit. Personally, I’m not convinced it’s a bad thing that we’re forced to re-think our purchasing over the festive period or re-think our national economic strategy; it seems obvious now that by shutting or selling off our heavy industries, we have become reliant on the rest of the world to keep us fed and warm, perhaps it’s time to reverse the trend. Hopefully, it’s not too late. In my little world of electrical appliances the effects of all of the above are still taking shape; supplier prices are still going up, stock is more difficult to find and it has become more important than ever to offer my work colleagues flexible working conditions as the changing face of the pandemic causes issues with child care. However, it ain’t that bad. We will always have something for you when your appliance breaks down, it may not be your first choice, but we still have a warehouse full of great products at exceptionally good prices. We also have very happy salespeople who will greet you with a smile, and you can’t put a price on that! We hope to see you again soon ☺
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AUTUMN SCENTS FOR THE HOME
Whether it’s candles or cleaning products, there are plenty of ways to get your home smelling cosy and gorgeous this season with these new scents.
Autumn Sunset | Large jar, 24.99 from Yankee Candle
Autumn Sunset is infused with base notes of amber, sandalwood and oud, mid notes of cedarwood, lavandin and heliotrope, and top notes of orange and lemon. And while we can confirm that the smell is cosy autumn personified, it’s the burn time that’s super impressive - over 100 hours. Autumn Sunset is part of Yankee Candle’s new range, Woodland Road Trip. The other fragrances are Farm Fresh Peach, Woodland Road Trip and Freshly Tapped Maple.
Fir Needle and Amber | Concentrated Disinfectant 250ml, £2.99 from Zoflora
Zoflora keeps on coming through with the gorgeous cleaning scents. This season, the latest smell to market is Fir Needle & Amber. Here’s what they’ve had to say about it: “Fir Needle & Amber reminds us of everything there is to love about the season, with an aromatic combination of crisp pine, orange zest and fir balsam blended with rich notes of black pepper, patchouli and amber, making this the perfect Autumn/Winter warmer.” The fragrance was created by the Zoflora community as part of the brand’s Festive Fusions competition, where fans of Zoflora voted on the Autumn/Winter fragrance for 2021.
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By the time you read this, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow will either be underway or about to start. With this in mind, it seems a good time to consider small scale fruit and vegetable growing in relation to the climate emergency, especially the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions. It’s often taken as a given that growing your own food is good for the environment, and in many respects that’s correct. There are plenty of obvious positives: zero food miles; fresh fruit and vegetables; produce without plastic packaging; connecting with nature; husbanding a green space; and, of course, growing organically without sprays and other potentially harmful substances and practices. I’m sure you can think of other benefits but it’s all too easy to assume everything in the garden is rosy when, if we delve a bit deeper, the environmental benefits of home growing, especially in terms of carbon emissions, appear less clear cut. Indeed, it can be argued that garden or allotment produce has a bigger carbon footprint in terms of food output per square metre than farm-scale cropping. It’s certainly the case that many domestic growers use a lot of stuff. Unnecessary power tools are my bugbear – do you really need a fossil-fuelled rotavator to churn up that small patch? More ubiquitous is plastic. From plant pots to protection netting, modern horticulture is encased and enmeshed in plastic. In fact, organic gardening, with its emphasis on barrier methods to fend off pests, seems especially hooked. And it’s not just plastic. Edged beds, usually wood but sometimes plastic, now seem to be almost compulsory for any new veg garden. Wood may be a ‘renewable’ resource, but is it really sustainable to use it for this purpose? However well it’s treated, and the potential hazards of the treatment substances are another story, it’ll eventually rot. These are just some of the more evident issues – other carbon-producing practices are less conspicuous. Soil management is an often overlooked consideration. It’s not just that frequent cultivation, especially deep digging, can release CO² and other greenhouses gases, there’s also what’s put into the soil. Many fertilisers, especially manufactured ones such as Growmore, are very energy-intensive to produce. Making your own compost is undoubtedly better but, then again, what if you use plastic bins to make it in? The number of other carbon generating gardening products and techniques is almost endless. There’s peat in bagged compost, the extraction of which releases much-stored carbon. Non-peat composts would appear less damaging but how much carbon is produced to import the coir or process the woodchip? Even plants and seeds have impacts. How much heat was needed to produce those tomato plants bought at the garden centre? And where were those seeds grown and in what are they packaged? One could go on but what’s important is a sense of proportion. A lifetime of fruit and vegetable growing probably emits less carbon than one jet-propelled holiday in a far-flung destination. That’s not to say we shouldn’t take steps to try and minimise all practices that contribute to global heating. I’m as guilty as anyone. Carbon sins I’ll confess include still using some peat-based composts and annual digging as part of the winter tidy up. Hopefully, other sustainable practices help compensate for these transgressions but, just like all gardeners, I need to try harder.
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Poppleton Community Railway Nursery, Saturday 20 November, 10am-3pm.
Head over to the UK’s last remaining railway nursery to purchase wreaths and Christmas decorations along with a range of herbaceous plants, shrubs and alpines. There is a specialist collection of cacti on-site, and for locomotive fans, a narrow gauge railway and model railway. Refreshments will also be on sale. Visitors are encouraged to chat with the volunteers who run the charity and pick up some early Christmas decorations. Visit www. poppletonrailwaynursery.co.uk for more information.
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