Sharabelle bakes

It seems today that people have lost their connection to food.  They don't seem to know where their food comes from.  We buy our food conveniently package. I was lucky growing up my grandad used to be a farmer, and his cousin still farmed cattle.  My dad and grandad loved gardening, they grew fruit and vegetables along with other plants.  There is nothing like eating fresh picked peas from the pod.   There are more chickens in the world than people We grew up knowing where our food came from. It certainly did not come from battery farms.  Our mass consumer culture created the rise of mass production farming.  Globally there are 9 billion chickens, that's 3 for every person.   There is a movement in the UK, to stop all battery hen farming.  Due to the lack of animal welfare that occurs.  These animals do not have a life, as there trapped in cages and never see natural light.  When they can no longer lay eno...

RHUBARB RICE PUDDING WITH COCONUT YOGURT  AND GRANOLA This recipe came about by accident.  I'd been stewing some of my own homegrown rhubarb, to make a fruit compote only to find it released a lot of water.  I had soaked the rhubarb first to clean it, which led to the problem. Watery fruit compote isn't brilliant, so I strained it through a sieve instead.  I was then left with at least 300 ml of rhubarb juice.  I just thought What if?  The jar of rice was right in front of me, so I decided to give it a try. I followed a normal baked rice pudding recipe, but substituted the milk for the rhubarb liquid instead. I didn't have pudding rice, so I used normal white rice.  I think it works just as well.  I set the oven on low and left it to cook.   Baked Rice Pudding 1 1/2 oz/ 50 g of Rice  2 tbsp of sugar 1 pint of milk Place all the ingredients in a casserole dish, and bake in a low oven 150 c or  30...

One of nature's best relationships, is that of bee's and the plants.  It's thought to be million of years old.  Plants have cleverly adapted themselves since then.  Flowers developed a sweet smell even the leaves changed to attract  the bees and other insects to visit. The aim was to make it  easier for their pollen to be transferred.   It's hard to believe that something that we don't consider to be sentient, can be so intelligent.   Bee's are important crop pollinators, which is why it's important for commercial agriculture to be aware of which pesticides kill or harm them.   Pesticides are one part of the reason for the decrease of bee's in our country and worldwide. There is a thought that if a pesticide can kill bees, then it can harm humans and other animals as well.  The health of bees in the area are used as a gauge of health of the environment. Bumblebee conservation Trust - Leaflet Scottish Bumblebees BEEKEEPER...