Top tip
Lovely Lemons
If you've got lemons left over from Pancake Day visit this link to find out the masses of things you can do with this versatile fruit.
Recycle
Find out what you can recycle at Recyclenow
FOOD GROUP
The HKD Food Group is working on several exciting projects:
• Supporting the development of local markets in Ditchling and Hurstpierpoint (The Hurstpierpoint market called First in Hurst is due to open in the Village Centre on Saturday April 7), and expanding the Hassocks market to twice a month.
• The newly published Really Local Food Directory highlights the range of local food produced and sold within our area. Click on the link above for all the details of where to buy locally.
• A Garden Share project, to enable people who have more garden space than they want to development an agreement with others who do not have gardens to grow vegetables and fruit and share the proceeds.
* Age Concern Community Orchard. This is a new venture with the Age Concern garden in Hassocks and will involve a new allotment and community orchard.
5 trees from Brighton Permaculture Trust - all Sussex Varieties:
2 Eating apples: Tinsley Quince, Saltcote Pippin
1 Plum tree: Marjorie Seedling
From South Downs Garden Centre:
Non Sussex plum trees: Cambridge Greengage, Victoria plum
8 rhubarb plants: 4 Timperley Early, 4 Victoria
10 raspberry canes: 5 Glen Moy - Summer fruiting, 5 Autumn Bliss - autumn fruiting
Lucinda Hawkes
Diary
23 February
6:30-8:30pm. Harvest, Brighton. The Science of Bees: a talk where you'll learn more about the lives of bees and what's going on in Sussex to save them.
25 February
Hassocks Village Market. 9am-1pm.
2-11 March
Burgess Hill Fairtrade Festival. Details at: Burgess Hill Faitrade Festival
17 March
Albourne Village Hall, 10am-6pm. Public consultation to discuss E.ON plans for an offshore wind farm located around 13km from the Sussex coast. Click here for more details.
19 March
Showing of the film about fracking, Gasland, Pauline Thaw Centre, Dale Avenue, Hassocks. 7.30pm.
12-18 March
Climate Week. Click here for details.
18 and 25 March
Visit the home of HKD member Chris Handel and his family for inspiration on making your home more eco friendly. Click here for details.
20-22 March
The annual Ecobuild exhibition takes place at ExCel in London. Free tickets available at www.ecobuild.co.uk
7 April
First in Hurst. New Village market for Hurstpierpoint. Details to follow.