Author Archives: Michelle

Winter Workdays / Diwrnodau gwaith y gaeaf

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Michelle

Join us for monthly volunteer workdays at Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust. Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer ein diwrnodau gwaith gwirfoddol misol yn Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust. A great way to share skills and work off some of the Christmas feasting … Continue reading →

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One more waxcap…

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Michelle

…and quite a special one. This is Gliophorus reginae or the Jubilee Waxcap. Why is it special? The Jubilee Waxcap was only recognized as a separate species in 2013. There are very few records of it in Wales, so it … Continue reading →

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No December Volunteer Workday

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Michelle

We will not be holding a volunteer workday in December. Please look out for 2020 dates, coming soon!

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Wonderful Waxcaps (and friends) Walk

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Michelle

Join me for an informal walk around Penboyr Churchyard on Sunday 27th October to look at the amazing waxcaps, coral fungi, spindles, earth tongues and caterpillar clubs. No guarantees about what we’ll find (or that I’ll be able to name … Continue reading →

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All Year Round – Felin Dân!

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Michelle

On November 2nd, All Year Round will be supporting the Felin Dân-Lantern Parade in Drefach Felindre The event is organized by The National Woollen Museum to commemorate 100 years since the fire in Cambrian Mills. Meet outside Penboyr school at … Continue reading →

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November and December Volunteer Workdays

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Michelle

Our next Volunteer Workday will be on Saturday 2nd November. All are welcome to our volunteer workdays. The day runs from about 10am – 4pm, with a good mix of work, chat, fun and food! Please bring a dish to … Continue reading →

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We built a Wind Turbine…

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Michelle

…and here she is, spinning away in the sunshine! Left is the team who assembled for our wind turbine building workshop. Over 5 days, Jonathan Schreiber (center) led us through the process of building a Hugh Piggott designed 3F wind … Continue reading →

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It’s Waxcap season!

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Michelle

Here are some of the lovely grassland fungi I have found in the last few weeks. If you want to know more about these gems of Autumn, Plantlife have produced this useful guide to Waxcap and allied fungi.

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Farm Produce – Shetland Beef and Lamb, Luscious Yarn

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Michelle

Once again, we will shortly have grass-fed meat available to sell from our flock of Shetland Sheep and our micro herd of Shetland Cattle. We will have a small amount of goat available too. We also have some lovely yarn … Continue reading →

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DATE CHANGE – Roofing the Roundhouse

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Michelle

Due to unforeseen circumstances we need to change the date of the Roofing the Roundhouse Volunteer Weekend We will now be meeting Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September. I have updated details in the post below. As an added bonus, … Continue reading →

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