From Laughton Road
From Moor Lane
From Potato Lane
From Barcombe.
It is there, honestly. You have to look hard to see it.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Views of the turbine
Mostly minute.
From Laughton Road
From Moor Lane
From Potato Lane
From Barcombe.
It is there, honestly. You have to look hard to see it.
From Laughton Road
From Moor Lane
From Potato Lane
From Barcombe.
It is there, honestly. You have to look hard to see it.
Friday, 14 October 2011
Turbine technology
Nineteenth and twenty-first century technology
Twentieth and twenty first century technology
And it's up
The wind turbine is up. Not working yet, that will take a few days.
The blades are up, but still held in place by the crane.
Now the crane has let go.
Dusk falls and there are still people working up in the hub.
The blades are up, but still held in place by the crane.
Now the crane has let go.
Dusk falls and there are still people working up in the hub.
Wind turbine goes up
After some delays - German suppliers, who'd have thought it ;-) - the parts of Glyndebourne's wind turbine have been delivered and are being erected. Thursday 13th October the first part of the tower was put in place, grouted and bolted and left overnight to harden.
On the ground. Blades and the first section of the tower.
Blades assembled.
Two cranes start the lift of the first section.
The larger crane now takes the weight.
In position.
The view from Gote Lane. You can see it if you look hard.
On the ground. Blades and the first section of the tower.
Blades assembled.
Two cranes start the lift of the first section.
The larger crane now takes the weight.
In position.
The view from Gote Lane. You can see it if you look hard.
Ringmer Low Carbon Fair
We held our latest Low Carbon Fair on October 8th. The theme was healthy living.
The cycle doctor.
"Hutch".
Ringmer U3A.
The cycle doctor.
"Hutch".
Ringmer U3A.
Saturday, 11 June 2011
Navarin of lamb
We tried the lamb navarin recipe featured in the Low Carbon Ringmer wiki recipe pages.
The ingredients were:
600g - 1kg middle neck of lamb, trimmed: we use stewing lamb from a local butcher
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1” lengths : bought locally
2 medium sized onions, quartered : bought locally
1 small turnip : no turnips. No swedes either. Used a butternut squash, locally sourced. Not even a close relative of a turnip but the flesh looks vaguely like a turnip
1 tsp sugar : country of origin not specified, but I suspect it was a long way away
1 tbsp flour: used Doves Farm flour - can't verify the origin, but Dove s' policy is to source locally where possible
1-2 tbsp dripping: missed that out, used sunflower oil instead; no indication of country of origin
500ml water or stock : used water. Stock tends to make things taste salty, even when there's no salt in the stock
bouquet garni : used mixed herbs instead, oh the ignominy
chopped parsley: from our garden, can't get more local than that.
So I give myself about 95/100 for local sourcing for this one.
The recipe says give it about 40 minutes; I usually find recipe timing for meat very short. I gave it an hour and a half and it still wasn't quite ready. But the overall effect of the vegetables, flour, sugar and liquid was a stew at just the right consistency, thick but smooth, and the squash was a passable alternative for the turnip.
The ingredients were:
600g - 1kg middle neck of lamb, trimmed: we use stewing lamb from a local butcher
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1” lengths : bought locally
2 medium sized onions, quartered : bought locally
1 small turnip : no turnips. No swedes either. Used a butternut squash, locally sourced. Not even a close relative of a turnip but the flesh looks vaguely like a turnip
1 tsp sugar : country of origin not specified, but I suspect it was a long way away
1 tbsp flour: used Doves Farm flour - can't verify the origin, but Dove s' policy is to source locally where possible
1-2 tbsp dripping: missed that out, used sunflower oil instead; no indication of country of origin
500ml water or stock : used water. Stock tends to make things taste salty, even when there's no salt in the stock
bouquet garni : used mixed herbs instead, oh the ignominy
chopped parsley: from our garden, can't get more local than that.
So I give myself about 95/100 for local sourcing for this one.
The recipe says give it about 40 minutes; I usually find recipe timing for meat very short. I gave it an hour and a half and it still wasn't quite ready. But the overall effect of the vegetables, flour, sugar and liquid was a stew at just the right consistency, thick but smooth, and the squash was a passable alternative for the turnip.
Saturday, 14 May 2011
Local suppliers
The Low Carbon Ringmer wiki has some new pages on which residents are welcome to contribute to and expand upon.
Firstly there is a recipe page, designed to highlight recipes that use local ingredients.
And secondly there is a page on Shops and other suppliers that highlights where you can get those ingredients.
Both are only sketched out at the moment, but will be populated over time.
Firstly there is a recipe page, designed to highlight recipes that use local ingredients.
And secondly there is a page on Shops and other suppliers that highlights where you can get those ingredients.
Both are only sketched out at the moment, but will be populated over time.
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