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Filmmaker and photographer Andy Pilsbury and the Gaia Foundation have released " Llafur Ni ," a documentary about Pembrokeshire organic farmer Gerald Miles and his successful work, with farmer Iwan Evans Coedfadre and musician Owen Shiers , to bring Ceirch Du (black oats) back back to Wales.
Once common, black oats had become a difficult to find "lost crop" until Miles and Katie Hastings , regional coordinator for the Gaia Foundation’s UK Seed Sovereignty Programme, formed Llafur Ni, and recruited other farmers in Wales to work to bring them back.
'When Shiers first heard Miles was searching for black oats, he thought the description of the shiny grains sounded similar to a crop he had seen growing near his home in Machynlleth. The crop belonged to Evans, who Shiers knew through playing folk music. When Miles arrived in Machynlleth, for the first time in decades he saw black oats shining in the field. Hastings believes Evans was the very last farmer growing them. “We didn’t realise how rare we were,” says Evans.' Search for the holy grain: lost Welsh crops offer hope for future varieties
Welsh artist Miranda Whall visited Iwan Evans Coedfadre's farm to watch, and help, him and Owen Shiers thresh black oats, and you can hear an audio recording of that process.
"The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York harbour remain two of the world's iconic sites - and sights.
"Ellis Island gained its historic status as the first place millions of immigrants arriving in America would have set foot on US soil .
"And remarkably, two American men of Welsh origin with the same name can lay claim to being the founder of Ellis Island.
"But all these years on, the question remains: which Samuel Ellis was it?"
"The man who breeds tens of thousands of leeches for the NHS from a tiny Welsh farm"
By gaabi, 2022-09-05
"Carl Peters-Bond, from Biopharm Leeches in Hendy, is one of just two FDA registered leech farmers in the world"
Read more - https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/man-who-breeds-tens-thousands-24922788
"Research commissioned by Hub Cymru Africa tracking the public’s engagement with global poverty and sustainable development has found that Wales is more engaged than the rest of the UK."
Read more - https://nation.cymru/news/new-research-confirms-wales-is-most-caring-nation-in-the-uk/
Gruff Rhys and Stephen McNeff's new Welsh language opera recording now available
By gaabi, 2022-09-04
Gruff Rhys and Stephen McNeff's new futuristic, dystopian opera on the Welsh language, Hedd Wynn and more sounds fantastic, has been recorded and you can get it here -
https://tycerddshop.com/collections/ty-cerdd-records/products/2117-hedd-wyn-an-opera
"Wales need just a single point from their showdown with Slovenia at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday evening as they bid to reach the FIFA Women’s World Cup Play-Offs. Victory could see them make a dream trip down under for the finals in Australia next year."
Read more - https://www.prostinternational.com/2022/09/04/all-to-play-for-as-wales-fate-is-now-in-their-own-hands/
The newly created 'Welsh Riviera' beach that's suddenly the 'best in North Wales'
By gaabi, 2022-09-04
"In just two months, a 16ft high sandy beach has been created on the North Wales coast - and the locals are overjoyed"
Read more - https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/newly-created-welsh-riviera-beach-24919889
"Here in Wales, we’re about to do something incredible, thanks to Plaid Cymru’s influence on government policy. From this month, free meals will be rolled out across all primary schools in Wales, starting with reception classes, as part of the Co-operation Agreement between Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru." Sioned Williams MS, Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson on social justice and equalities
Read more at Nation Cymru - https://nation.cymru/opinion/hungry-children-cannot-learn-and-wales-has-a-plan-to-tackle-this/
