When our society was formed in 1915, England was experiencing food shortages. The term allotment was new. Local councils in towns and cities had to find space for allotments and also encourage townies to grow vegetables. It seemed appropriate in its centenary year, that CHAS should use its charitable objectives to extend a special encouragement […]
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I went to this fascinating lecture at the Linnean Society last week, given by Angela Dixon, a former lecturer and journalist and a volunteer guide at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. The lecture covered the history of our familiar Christmas treat as well as the origin of its key ingredients. First of all, the pudding. Boiling
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It’s easy to forget about soil – after all, it’s just the ground we stand on. But actually, soil is a bit of a miracle, currently being celebrated through the FAO International Year of Soils 2015 and World Soil Day on 5 December. First of all, did you know that it can take 1000
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CHAS had a quiz night on Saturday, and it was, as ever, a hard fought but good humoured contest. I tried to test everyone with questions on a wide range of topics – from UK citizenship to comedy and gardening, art to twentieth century history, prizes & awards and music. An impressively high level of
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