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Harbour Conservancy SDF Grant for Tuppenny Barn Education Centre
Tuppenny Barn has received a Harbour Conservancy Sustainable Development Grant towards the Education Centre
the grant will go towards phase one of the build that will commence in March
- phase one: digging the foundations, infil of car tyres & earth, pipework for ground source heat pump
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Recycled Greenhouse!
We are hoping to build a recycled greenhouse from 1500 2litre plastic bottles. Lyndhurst junior School have helped launch the bottle appeal by donating over 200 bottles on their recent visits to teh field. Any bottles to help us in this project would be greatly appreciated. Either drop them in at the field or we can collect.Green Light For Education Centre
Designed by Wyatt Design and Build (based in Chidham) the new building will be built out of straw bales with a living green wall and roof, solar panels, ground source heating, rain water harvesting and (importantly!) permanent toilets – all designed using locally sourced materials and skills, to be beautiful and have minimum impact on the environment. Tuppenny Barn will be able to increase the number of school and community visits and offer a fantastic venue for its own programme of courses and for hire by the local community.
A Mole In A Hole!
From time to time we get visiting moles & this one just happened to surface by our barn. Apparently the Star-nosed Mole can detect, catch and eat food faster than the human eye can follow (under 300 milliseconds), our's looks a little sleepy!
Nesting Ducks On The Farm
We discovered a nesting neck in the raised beds amongst the bright lights chard. She had laid her eggs & chosen to nest amongst us.
Sadly one morning when we checked the nest she had gone leaving the eggs behind. So we took them to a nearby broody hen to try & keep them warm but no ducklings came about :(
Chichester Green Business Awards
2008 Maggie & Beka receive a Highly Commended award from the Green Business Awards Chichester District Council.
The Awards aim to show how business practices that help the environment also make good economic sense through improved resource use efficiency.
Happy Potato Digging!
Year 1 from St Albans Primary School, Havant visited us for a day in October & helped to dig the sarpo potato crop as one of their activities.
They were asked if they would like to dig up one of the plants & ended up clearing the entire bed!
St Albans Primary School Visit
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Back in October Year 1 visited for a tour of Tuppenny Barn.
Blessed with glorious weather we were able to picnic outside after showing them all the sustainable working practises employed at the field.
They then participated in potato digging, paper potter making for sowing their pea seeds & playing the rubbish recycling game.
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