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The Edelweiss is one of the symbols of Switzerland, and also of other alpine countries such as Austria. It is a rare flower that grows at high altitudes. The Edelweiss has therefore given rise to many legends. This is one of my favourites

This first report by Jim charts his initial progress and thoughts about his newly acquired allotment, and shows that extensive gardening experience is not a prerequisite for such a venture – all you need is enthusiasm, respect for the soil and faith in Nature.

In this article I want to take a look at what sort of crops can be sown towards the back end of a year and into the early months. It’s also a good idea to take a look at what can go straight into the ground from the bag and what benefits from a head start by being propagated in a green house. Note that I am only looking at crops that can be started in a green house and then transplanted outside. I will address crops that can be grown in a green house all year round later on (if I have any actual experience of doing this).

In this article I have sought to concisely explain the history, etymology, meaning and modern use of the Fylfot/Swastika, including in ritual, utilising both external sources and my own interpretation and experiences as guides. I hope you will find this article both useful and interesting in learning more about this most holy of symbols. Hail the Fylfot!

Freysbeacon Guardians met up as planned for a clean up of the Wyre salt marsh in North west England. There was literally tons of rubbish which is brought in on a high tide, most of the rubbish was plastic drinks bottles in which we cleared hundreds from the area.

Frey’s Beacon Guardians will be meeting up at 1.00pm on the 8th of Lenting/March at Johnny’s house. From there we will travell by car’s to the Fernhill Pub in Preesall where we will then take a short walk to the Wyre Salt marshes on the coast. The area is really bad with litter, most of which seems to be plastic bottles. Please feel free to come along and join in.

In this article I want to look at winter preparation for the coming year. It might seem plausible that nothing much needs to be done in winter months and whilst the time needed to work on the land is considerably less there are still tasks that need addressing.

In this article I have sought to briefly explore and explain the harmful effects that conventional household washing/cleaning detergents can have upon the environment, it’s ecosystems, and of course us, for we are of course inextricably linked to the fate and welfare of our surrounding natural environment.

After being inspired by this years OR Great Moot and also by the sterling work carried out by The Guardians of The White Horse Stone (GOWHS), we the good Folk of Frey’s Beacon decided that we would become more pro-active in the coming cycle.

To start with I want to look at the art or science of compost making. A decent compost heap is really an essential item to have on any allotment, it provides a cheap and ready way to work fertiliser into the soil and is wholly organic. It also requires little effort on your part, the natural process of decomposition, not to mention the variety of creatures from microbes to worms that live within a compost heap, do most of the work for you.