Inside ‘Sheepdrove news’…

• Hampshire Sheep Group
  Our thanks to Brian, the chairman of Hampshire Sheep Group, for inviting us.
• Beekeeping is not easy
  Could bad novice beekeepers make things worse for honeybees?
• Keep the FiT
  This week farmers, environmental campaigners and business organisations urge the government not to slash renewable energy funding.
• FOOD Inc
  Our majestic Oak Room becomes a cinema for the night!
• Silent Spring
  Hear the story behind Rachel Carson...
• Bats on Board
  Bats love the cedar boards of the Eco Conference Centre.
• No Clone Guarantee!
  Buy from us - Sheepdrove Organic Farm will never stock cloned meat.
• Chernobyl Children
  Chernobyl children and their interpreter enjoyed an outdoor picnic and eco-themed tour.
• The Story of Cosmetics
  Nasty chemicals found in every home and handbag.
• Small Blue
  "Small Blue is a big milestone for our nature conservation work,"
• Meeting Bats and Moths
  What we saw during the farm event for National Moth Night 2010.
• GM - 1 Million Voices
  Vote for a GM moratorium. A new initiative allows 1 million EU citizens to present legal requests to the European Commission.
• Snow Gallery
  Pictures of the farm landscape adorned in white. Snow on the rolling downland of Berkshire and Oxfordshire. 
• Food For Life Awards
  See the photos and watch the video! Ethical food hero Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall cam to Sheepdrove to present outstanding schools with Food for Life Partnership Awards.
• Nutcracker story
  Schoolchildren from Lambourn Uffington and Castle Schools enjoyed a unique concert performance of the famous Tchaikovsky story THE NUTCRACKER today.
• Set honey from the farm
  Set honey is now available from the farm!
• Website settings
  Hints for the best on-screen appearance for the Sheepdrove website. We recommend you view this website with the latest Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
• Radio 4 Petition
  Add your name to the petition to BBC Radio 4 - we want a Green Thought for the Day.
• Grants in the AONB
  Grants in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty include the Sustainable Development Fund and the LEADER grants programme. Search Grantnet for free.
• Dig for Butterflies
  Dig for butterflies- the second volunteer task for the Sheepdrove Rare Butterfly Project.
• Moth Night 2009
  We are hosting an event for National Moth Night here at Sheepdrove Organic Farm, Lambourn, Friday 18 September, set up from 7pm.
• Eco Teambuilding
  The challenge: create new habitat for the rare Small Blue butterfly - using chalk!
• Leader Fund
  Discover the LEADER fund 2.5 million pounds to boost the rural economy in the North Wessex Downs area. Video LEADER launch. Download brochure. How to apply. Link to AONB.
• FSA Organic Review
  Statements by the FSA have attracted criticism from food campaigners. The research hit the headlines because it flies in the face of what is known about Organic food.
• Cleland Carson
  We are proud to announce the arrival of our latest addition to the beef herd.
• Pandemic Prevention DVD
  Pandemic Prevention DVD. We have seen this problem of dangerous influenza strains emerge both at poultry systems and pig systems - it is a symptom of industrialised farming.
• Turkey Farmer
  Juliet starred in this article in The Telegraph today.
• Win Ecotricity
  Win an Ecotricity supply for a year for free. Sheepdrove runs on Ecotricity.
• Hope for Butterfly
  "We want to provide new habitat for the Marsh Fritillary, a threatened species in dire need of help." announced farm owner Peter Kindersley
• Mozart Effect
  Peter and Juliet Kindersley have compiled a CD of classical piano music entitled The Healing Power of the Mozart Effect featuring the Russian pianist Mikhail Kazakevich.
• Conference Blog
  Read the new blog for the conference centre.
• Wind - have your say
  
• Birdflu DVD
  One of the most contagious of all known diseases, Michael Greger's film 'Pandemic Prevention' looks at the history of the influenza virus and the human implications of so-called bird flu.
• BOCN comes of age
  Now 21 years old, the Barn Owl Conservation Network celebrated its 'coming of age' at Sheepdrove Eco Conference Centre.
• GM crops presentations
  This conference responded to the challenge set by Phil Woolas (former GM Minister at Defra) who announced this year that the government intended to endorse GM crops, despite the health, social, food security, and ecological concerns.
• Sunny Lambing Day
  Thank you to all our visitors - we were delighted that so many families came along to our 2009 Lambing Day.
• Farm for the Future
  Fossil fuels are running out and food production systems have to change fast.
• Pesticides win at Court
  Environmental campaigner Georgina Downs won an amazing legal victory last week when the courts decided that the government is acting unlawfully when it comes to protecting people from crop sprays.
• Family Bread Making
  Join the bread making event at Sheepdrove.
• Schools Challenge 2008
  Schools and businesses are teaming up for  the 2008 Farming, Environment & Sustainability Challenge.
• Local Barn Owl Symposium
  Our first ever local symposium for Barn Owl conservation took place 29 March 2008
• Slow Food rabbit event
  What happened at the Slow Food rabbit evening?
• School Goes Bats
  Sheepdrove Organic Farm and Lambourn Primary join forces to help bats.
• Ellen MacArthur visits
  Ellen MacArthur visits the farm to see what green things we do.
• GM Conference
  An exciting programme with an international panel has been announced for a new GM crops conference to be held at Westminster on Wed 12th November 2008.
• Marvellous Bat Evening
  We had a wonderful evening encounter with bats.
• Award for Kennet project
  Kennet School's sustainable food project for Sheepdrove won an educational award.
• Farmer carbon day
  Carbon Footprints -  a first for the Farming Future project, focussed on cattle and sheep farmers.
• Yes to Solar Tracker
  West Berkshire grants permission for Sheepdrove's Solar Tracker
• Beech Backscratcher
  A beech sculpture that provides stress relief to sheep!