Author: Jen Drage
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Grace Crabb
Tymhorau Dyfi Member – Grace Crabb Ecology, land and woodland management services, flower farming and floristry Grace Crabb is an ecologist, grower and florist, providing flowers, field scale crops and ecology services to Tymhorau Dyfi customers. Land and woodland ecology surveys Along with ecologist Joe Hope, Grace offers land and woodland surveys, and land management…
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Dyfi Tree to Chair: Think of a Tree and I’ll Show You a Hedge
Today, we’re starting with the hedge that began it all, and a visit to nearby Fronwen Farm. Hedges can play a vital role in any managed landscape, whether it’s a garden, farm or estate. They mark boundaries, provide windbreaks for crops and shelter for animals, and are home to a huge range of wildlife. In…
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Lichen Spotting Along the River Angell
In Spring, the Dyfi valley has a touch of magic and mystique about it. Slate blue streams weave and tangle through forested banks in the dappled light as ancient Oaks and Hazel trees begin to wake from their winter slumber. Last week, I had the privilege of joining our ‘in house’ Ecologist and Lichenologist, Joe…
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Sowing Seeds in the Community
We are thrilled that the community school gardens are continuing to flourish. The gardens help provide a haven for wildlife and have become an integral part of school life. Sowing, growing and maintaining crops has been going on throughout the year both in our beds as well as in our polytunnel. In the depths of Winter, we eagerly watched…
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Importance of investing in all areas of furniture making
Here is Dylan Jones, wood worker, furniture maker and an all-round general master of timer and timber processing. Here are a few words from Dylan about the value, importance and history of processing local Welsh timber: “Like the people of Cymru, Welsh timber is full of character, born of the typography of the landscape, soil conditions and orientation to our changeable weather. Each element, from…