Comments on: Off to Cereals 2008 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/ PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, GHOSTWRITER, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:14:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Isabel Davies http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-104231 Isabel Davies Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:06:32 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/#comment-104231 Good to meet you last week - just thought I'd take a look at what you were up to here. Looks great. Good to meet you last week – just thought I’d take a look at what you were up to here. Looks great.

]]> By: jameshigham http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-103833 jameshigham Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:54:34 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/#comment-103833 Ellee, how do you fit it all in? Ellee, how do you fit it all in?

]]> By: Welshcakes Limoncello http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-103748 Welshcakes Limoncello Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:56:19 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/#comment-103748 Tell us all about it when you return, Ellee. Tell us all about it when you return, Ellee.

]]> By: simon http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-103707 simon Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:16:46 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/#comment-103707 Its not just about what we grow but also the nutrition in what we grow. EG to get the same nutritional value as an apple of the 1950's you have to eat 3 modern apples.. AND the varieties have diminished. I am not sure the exact amount but its somthing like 200 varieties of apples in the 1800's now down to 15.. ( please google for the exact amounts) Here in Aus we HArvest in areas which are not sustainable ( as Maalie will tell you) Its not just about what we grow but also the nutrition in what we grow. EG to get the same nutritional value as an apple of the 1950′s you have to eat 3 modern apples..
AND the varieties have diminished. I am not sure the exact amount but its somthing like 200 varieties of apples in the 1800′s now down to 15.. ( please google for the exact amounts)

Here in Aus we HArvest in areas which are not sustainable ( as Maalie will tell you)

]]> By: Ellee http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-103668 Ellee Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:07:27 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/#comment-103668 It certainly makes a change not to have to queue for the ladies loos, and see the men lining up for a change. I only spent yesterday there when I was busy meeting the agricultural media. One thought struck me, are we going to have enough young people keen to continue farming into the next generation? They have so many difficulties to overcome. I learnt about potential new crops for the UK, including the edamame soya bean, from George, a plant breeder who is passionate about its potential: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edamame There were lots of events with speakers and I should have liked to have had time to listen in on some of them, many touching on issues related to biofuels, climate change, pesticides and CAP. It's very hard work for those who exhibit, sowing crops on the site almost a year ahead of the show and having to tend to them regularly, even if you are two or three hours drive away. It certainly makes a change not to have to queue for the ladies loos, and see the men lining up for a change. I only spent yesterday there when I was busy meeting the agricultural media. One thought struck me, are we going to have enough young people keen to continue farming into the next generation? They have so many difficulties to overcome. I learnt about potential new crops for the UK, including the edamame soya bean, from George, a plant breeder who is passionate about its potential: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edamame

There were lots of events with speakers and I should have liked to have had time to listen in on some of them, many touching on issues related to biofuels, climate change, pesticides and CAP.

It’s very hard work for those who exhibit, sowing crops on the site almost a year ahead of the show and having to tend to them regularly, even if you are two or three hours drive away.

]]> By: Maalie http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-103658 Maalie Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:09:31 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/#comment-103658 I agree 100% with Michael. I will be interested to see your report on this conference. I agree 100% with Michael. I will be interested to see your report on this conference.

]]> By: Philipa http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-103593 Philipa Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:28:12 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/#comment-103593 Prompted by Kev's thoughts I'd like to bring up my point of chopping down the rainforest to grow biofuels. Now someone has created artificial 'trees' (that need energy to produce and run/maintain) to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere. The worlds gone mad. Prompted by Kev’s thoughts I’d like to bring up my point of chopping down the rainforest to grow biofuels. Now someone has created artificial ‘trees’ (that need energy to produce and run/maintain) to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere. The worlds gone mad.

]]> By: Jeremy Jacobs http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-103514 Jeremy Jacobs Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:03:54 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/#comment-103514 Did you have "snap, crackle and pop" for lunch? Sorry, couldn't resist it! Did you have “snap, crackle and pop” for lunch?

Sorry, couldn’t resist it!

]]> By: electro-kevin http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-103509 electro-kevin Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:54:56 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/#comment-103509 A slight deviation from this post. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1025586/FUEL-CRISIS-Forget-warnings-panic-pumps-Thanks-decades-government-neglect-Britain-set-lose-nearly-half-electricity-years.html Britain is perilously close to losing its energy independance. Are wind farms or obeying EU edicts on emissions really the answer when we sit on mountains of coal ? A slight deviation from this post.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1025586/FUEL-CRISIS-Forget-warnings-panic-pumps-Thanks-decades-government-neglect-Britain-set-lose-nearly-half-electricity-years.html

Britain is perilously close to losing its energy independance. Are wind farms or obeying EU edicts on emissions really the answer when we sit on mountains of coal ?

]]> By: Jean-Luc Picard http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-103477 Jean-Luc Picard Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:29:04 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2008/06/10/off-to-cereals-2008/#comment-103477 How do you find out about all these interesting events, Ellee? How do you find out about all these interesting events, Ellee?

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