Jane, Marguerite and Barbara went to Beckington to the Group Meeting. We had the usual business meeting and Eileen Hurd WI, our adviser, reported on her trip to Cardiff : The Inspiring Women conference and gave us a written report. Hazel Hillman from Chewton Mendip is our board of Trustees contact and she reported on the training day being put on by the Arts Craft and Cookery committee.
We then heard from Andy Fussel, a farmer who has diversified into growing oilseed rape. When he first grew it he sold it but then thought he would make biofuel. This proved to be uneconomic so he decided to make cooking oil. He is very enthusiastic and passionate about his product and went on Dragons Den in 2010 hoping to get financial help. It was amusing to hear his tales of the experience but he didn't get funded but it did get his name Fussel and the logo into the public domain. He had various products for sale.
We had a ploughmans supper followed by coffee. A lady from Rode judged the competition which was something made using oilseed rape. Unfortunately Sue Rodford's entry of delicious looking Chocolate Brownies didn't win. Buckland Dinham came first with a fancy sponge cake.
Barbara went home with the first raffle prize and the evening ended quite late arriving home just before 11pm. A pleasant evening.
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