Sustainable Crediton Newsletter Issue 58

The 6 parliamentary candidates and the Chair, QE Head Rupert Poole

This is an invitation for you to join us at The Lamb, Sandford from 7pm on the 13th May. It is the occasion of our annual AGM at 7:45pm, but we want it to be much more than that. The Woodmen band will be playing after the AGM and we will be providing a few snacks, so let's party and sing and dance along to the music. It will be a chance to catch up on what we have been doing and for you to suggest new ideas for the future, all in a very social setting of the pub's cinema. Drinks will be available at the bar, but not, sadly, on either Sustainable Crediton or the house. Please RSVP to Charles Mossman whether you are coming by the 8th May or you can respond on the Sustainable Crediton facebook page.

The day before on the 12th May at 7:30pm, there will be another chance to socialise at Wetherspoons. The Food Group are seeking new people to join them with loads of enthusiasm to help us get new projects going. We would love to hear any new ideas that you can bring to this passionate group. We also need practical help, so any offers will be gratefully received. Please come along on May 12th and look out for the Sustainable Crediton sign and cheery people beside it!

The Food Group have put some new recipe ideas on the recipes folder on the website. We would also be happy to receive seasonal recipe ideas from anyone, to enhance our recipe offerings - please email Christine Marshall. There are three recipes in the Newsletter to give you a flavour of the dozens in the recipe pages.

On Saturday, the 30th May we have our third waste plastic collection of the year at Peck & Strong, Lords Meadow from 10am to 12:30pm.

Dates for your Diary
27th April	Art from Waste Exhibition
6th May	May Energy Group meeting
12th May	May Food Group Meeting
13th May	Sustainable Crediton Annual General Meeting
18th May	May Core Group meeting
21st May	Rites of Passage
1st June	Waste Action Group Meeting

Regular Events
Craft Inn Friday Crediton Work Club Crediton Farmers Market Crediton Garden Club Spinning Circle Family History Research Knitwits

In case you missed it...
1st April	Feedback from the Core Values Meeting
8th April	Feedback from the Energy Meeting
20th April	Review of April Waste Action Group meeting Notes from the Meeting 1) Apolgies Stella and Carolyn 2) Pop up Shop Paula r ...
29th April	Review of General Election Hustings Meeting It was an interesting evening with a full main QE Hall and some people having to stand. 5 of the ...

News Highlights

Nettle Soup

Serves: four Ingredients 1 large onion, 1 clove garlic 2 potatoes 2 gloved handfuls of nettle heads olive oil, salt, pepper 1 stock cube 1/4 pint single cream [optional] Method Peel and chop the onion, garlic and potatoes and fry them for 3 or 4 minutes in a large saucepan in a little ...

Spinach Frittata

Ingredients 350 gm spinach 1 onion 6 local free range eggs 2 tbsp grated cheese ½ tsp grated nutmeg [optional] 2 tbsp oil Salt and pepper Method Wash spinach [don't dry it], pile into saucepan and cook for 6 to 8 mins. Drain, squeeze dry and chop finely. Fry onion with a little oil then ...

Rhubarb and Marshmallow Tart

Shortcrust pastry 6oz Self Raising Flour 3oz Butter Salt - a pinch Rub together until like breadcrumbs Water to mix to a consistency which can be rolled out Use an 8" - 9" shallow tart dish (up to1 inch deep) Grease and flour dish Line with pastry, leaving sufficient left over to cut stri ...

Come & join the Food Group

Food Group Meeting at Wetherspoons on May 12th at 7.30pm. We are a keen and enthusiastic number of individuals involved in mini projects around sustainable food. We are seeking new people to join us with loads of enthusiasm to help us get new projects going. We would love to hear any new i ...

The Pesticides Scientists Say are Killing Our Bees

In December of this year the two year moratorium on the use of three Neonicotinoid pesticides comes to an end. Unless action is taken these chemicals will be used again, releasing them into the environment. How do these pesticides work? Neonicotinoids (neonics) are a group of pesticides w ...

Stretchy Plastic

Did you know that you can put all your stretchy plastic bags in your recycling bin? Take a look above at what I've collected recently at home. As long as the plastic bag is stretchy it can be recycled. That means sandwich bags, toilet paper wrap, bake beans wrap, frozen veg bags, most bre ...

Avoid Rainforest Deforestation with Cool Earth

Cool Earth is the charity that works alongside indigenous villages to halt rainforest destruction on three continents. Cool Earth saves at-risk rainforest and shields millions of acres of neighbouring forest. We put local people back in control, giving them the resources they need to keep t ...

Recycling Volunteers Needed

The Waste Action Group will be assisting with the recycling at the Crediton Festival this summer. Volunteers who would like to assist for a couple of hours monitoring the collection points and encouraging people to use them correctly and efficiently would be very welcome. Last time a lot o ...

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him how to fish and he can feed himself for life. Teach him to make his own fishing tackle and you have helped him to become not only self-supporting but also self-reliant and independent.”

Fritz Schumacher