Here are several members of the Trelay community on a visit to the Eden project in Cornwall which is described as nestling in a huge crater with massive structures housing the ‘largest rainforest in captivity’, stunning plants, exhibitions and stories.
A ‘cliff-hanger’: the fate of the laboratory. Jackie earlier sent the intriguing news that this – the Plant Materials Processing Room – was being built by Roger with many willing assistants.
The foundations had been levelled, the windows were installed and the wooden frame erected. Was the exterior build completed in March as planned? Some community members have expressed interest in making ‘balms and creams’ and Roger will be able to make his eco-soap and fertilizer there.
Roger writes: “I recently had a small part in science history! This involved giving a talk at the Science Museum about my time with James Lovelock aboard the research vessel Shackleton on a voyage to the Antarctic. I helped in the first global measurements of the substances which later became known as the ozone depleting gases, Jim’s wonder machine the Electron Capture Detector did the measurements (with me operating for some of the time) and the very machine took centre stage in the exhibition of his work in the museum”.
Solar panels have been connected and produce quite a bit of electricity even on a dull day. They were commissioned on the 13th March and have already produced nearly 2000kWh of electricity. And that is only half what it should be as they had some problems doing all the electrical connections. In the next newsletter we hope to hear that the problems were quickly ‘sorted’.
There’s MUCH more news and if you would like to read the whole newsletter, the wholesale cleaning of the kitchen, the building of an orangery, news from FEASTA founded in Dublin in 1998 by our late colleague Richard Douthwaite, food growing, animal rearing and news of a birth and death at Trelay, contact details follow:
Trelay Farm, St Genny’s, Bude, Cornwall EX23 0NJ
01840 230 482
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New Era Network 
It all looks good Jackie ! I’m envious of the Eden trip as I haven’t been for years !