The Spring Equinox has just gone past closing the door on the long drairy winter months and opening one to the promise of warmer days. Despite the temperature outside slowly creeping upwards, April and even May can still feel a little chilly and if you are into growing your own crops, you will surely be aware that the nights can bring a sharp spell of cold air that will inhibit or even prevent the growth of your tiny seedlings.

Nature will wake up slowly over the next couple of months, warming up and drawing onto the spring energy of birth and renewal. Ginger encapsulates this notion to perfection. The aroma of Madagascan ginger is warming, spicy without extravagance, tangy and zingy with the hint of a sweet note.

As some of you may already be aware from the little snipets in our newsletters, I have a strong interest and passion for animals big and small and can't help but share with our readers their wonderful nature and the work I do with them.

APRIL 2025

Fun Fact! Do Alpacas Spit?

Alpacas like the other members of the Camelid family, of which llamas and camels are the most well-known, do spit. Unlike what the peruvian adventures of Tintin and the unlucky Captain Haddock make us believe, they do not spit water or saliva. They bring up the contents of their stomach back up their long neck and project it in a strong jet at the offender: A mixture of chewed-up grass with whatever digestive juices are lurking in the depth of their stomachs. Although it doesn’t hurt, it is a stinky and unpleasant blend which has proven to be very effective at putting us all off. Goats, horses and myself have learnt our lesson the hard way. This is so disgusting that even alpacas do not like the taste of their own spit. They will drop their bottom lip, unable to eat, until the taste and smell of the unsavoury mix have left their mouth.

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