The Jersey Organic Association
Welcome to the Jersey Organic Association (JOA)
20 years of environmental education and campaigning in Jersey
The JOA campaigns on many aspects of food and farming in Jersey. Annually we invite a guest speaker to talk on a current topic, and we issue a quarterly newsletter of our activities and information. The association offers advice and support on various aspects of organic gardening, farming and living.
Latest
The latest members newsletter went out in April 2009. Read it here
If you are interested in pressing for more allotments in the island, then contact 741841 See also Campaigns for the latest update
Read Rob Hopkins review of his visit to Jersey here
The States eco-active web site is live here
The JOA has donated £50 to support the Soil Association’s major new campaign, launched on 18th November, entitled ‘Transition: Food and Farming in 21st Century Britain’. This campaign is centered on rebuilding local systems of food production, based on renewable energy sources, to provide food security for present and future generations.
Some of the permaculture group have produced a response to the States consultation paper on an energy stategy for Jersey. This has been adopted by the committee and is now a JOA response. read it here
Check out your ecological footprint (not just carbon) here.
The Sustainable Jersey web site appears to be up and running again here.
Forthcoming
JOA
June 8th -12th. Environment week. JOA members will be offering a variety of farm walks, and talks in schools
June 20th, 2.00 p.m. Guided walk at Portlet Common with John Pinel, Head of States Countryside team
July 26th 5.00 p.m. members social event and meal. Children welcome. See newletter.
August To be Confirmed. Visit to Guernsey
September. Organic Fortnight. The JOA intends to put a greater emphasis on this than in previous years.
October. Lady Eve Balfour Memorial Lecture, possibly on the topic of allotments
J-CAN
The next meeting of the Jersey Climate Action network is 28th April at the Francis Le sueur Centre.
Slow food movement
April 30th 2009, Royal C I Yacht club, tatsing of saussges and meat products from island raised animals
May 14th, 17.15 Highlands. Bread making demonstration with visitor Robert Ditty,chairman of the british confectioners association
The Association is a local branch of the UK Soil Association, and Garden Organic
latest update 15th April 2009
