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Hey Hey Hey there good people... THE YOUNG FARMERS CONCERT. The BEST show in town is occurring in March for 3 FABULOUS nights of Wit,Dance and pure unadulterated Fun & Frolics.. March 3rd,4th & 5th starting at 7pm. Tickets for this prestigious event go on sale tomorrow -Saturday 30th Jan,down at the Sea Terminal Douglas (Welcome Centre if your posh). To be sure,sure to be,of THE BEST seats,which sell out real quick,please note,many hardy souls have been known to start camping/queuing from 4 am! !.Bring a flask,butties,cake & porridge,and a guitar some some ace singing.. WISHING ALL CLUBS AND MEMBERS TAKING PART,GOOD LUCK.. Thanks & Big Hugs from Bry Rad's - Fresh Veg Shed...

Horse Trams (1959)

No more clippety clops on the Prom... A great Lil film,from 1959, about the Horse Trams,Douglas Isle of Man .Operating for only 139 years.A decision was made,on Friday,to scrap this fabulous tourist attraction...

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Hey there!! At Bry Rad's - Fresh Veg Shed,'OUT OF SPEC' veg probably comes as standard. Carrots slightly twisted,Leeks too big,Gigantic Beetroot... But hey,we dont mind about that...It's the taste thats of paramount importance... All grown in a sustainable sympathetic way.... While digging Parsnips this week,I came across this lil fella....It was MASSIVE...5lb!!! If ever the Olympic flame went out,we could use this Parsnip instead.. Thanks and see you at Bry Rad's - Fresh Veg Shed every Saturday 9 ~4pm ish.

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Get Healthy Good People & Go Wild... Here is some info in The New Scientist We all know that the greener,the darker the veg the better it is for your good bootybodylicious...So,here is a great read on why Curly Kale-Red or Green and Super Spinach is a Superfood...Rich in load of vits and essential minerals.. What would you much rather like...Tasty,nutritious & nourishing,traditionally grown,quality local veg with no food miles....or a PILL!!!...Simples.. Get some NOW,while its at its BEST & in season... You'll look and feel Fabulous. Follow a simple 15week program for the most outstanding results..... Shake a leg and see you on Saturday Bry Rad's - Fresh Veg Shed Feel real good with the help of BRY RAD... Thankyou. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good looking: The veggies that really do boost night vision No, carrots can't help you see in the dark. But some other veggies might Good looking: The veggies that really do boost night vision (Image: Paul Blow) This New Scientist article, usually accessible only to subscribers, is made available for free by Philips During the second world war, British propagandists circulated rumours that RAF pilots were such good night fliers because all the carrots they ate helped them to see in the dark. In reality the British were trying to keep their use of radar secret. Yet it turns out that there is some truth to the idea that diet can affect our eyes. Retinal cells contain three yellow pigments – lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin – which absorb near-ultraviolet light, protecting the eye from its damaging effects and reducing glare. These pigments are concentrated in the centre of the retina that produces the sharp central area of our vision, the macula. “It’s like wearing internal sunglasses,” says Billy Hammond of the University of Georgia in Athens. “It reduces the light intensity and absorbs scatter.” We get these pigments from food, and the richer our diet is in them, the higher the levels in our macula. In theory then, people of any age could boost their eyesight by improving their diet or taking supplements. A large trial of supplements is due to finish in July, but a smaller one, in which 36 people took a pill containing all three pigments every day for six months, has already yielded positive results. “In theory, people of any age could boost their eyesight by improving their diet” The effect was big enough that people should have noticed the difference when coping with the glare of car headlights at night, for instance, says team member John Nolan, a nutrition and vision researcher at Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland. Ads by ZINC Nolan says boosting macular pigment levels should be even better than wearing yellow-tinted glasses for driving at night, as some people do, because such glasses block blue light from the whole of the retina. Extra macular pigment, by contrast, doesn’t stop the light reaching the retinal cells outside the macula, so peripheral vision is not reduced. Nolan already takes the supplements himself, and thinks taking all three is important. Hammond, however, thinks it is best to get these compounds from your diet, by eating plenty of vegetables – kale, spinach and red peppers are among the best sources. Eggs are another. “We like things to seem like drugs, but you’d always be better off just eating some spinach,” Hammond says. A diet rich in macular pigments could not only improve your sight, it might actually save it. As we get older the retinal cells in the macula often become damaged. As the disease progresses, people develop a blurred patch in the centre of their vision that gets worse. Over a quarter of over-75s have macular degeneration, making it the biggest cause of blindness in Western countries. As there is no cure, the best approach is to detect macular degeneration early and try to stop it progressing. Telltale yellow spots appear in the tissue underlying the retina before symptoms appear. Trials have shown that people in the early stages of the disease who take supplements of macular pigments, vitamins C and E, and zinc are 25 per cent less likely to suffer deterioration in their vision.

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Hiya,Hope you're all staying warm... Just a small selection of some of the most fabulously fresh,award winning home grown produce available at Bry Rad's - Fresh Veg Shed. Spuds-Red or White,Big bags,small bags or loose. Dirty,Filthy,Real Dirty Carrots,Spinach,Curly Kale-many types,Beetroot,Fennel,Snips,Leeks,Purple Broco,Turnips,Free range eggs and so much more too Thanks.

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Weather report...By gum its sticky out in the field!!! LEEKS....... The staple of all things 'stewy' or 'soupy'.Here they are growing.Just planted in April as little more than 'blades of grass',very delicate,mid season August,then,the final pic just recently in December... All grown with plenty of Farmyard Manure or Dung from the cows as we farmers like to call it..(an integral part of any farm is livestock).Good for the soil and lets crops grow as naturally as possible.. The more natural the better...Good for YOU,the enviroment and this lovely Isle Of Man...=zero food miles,low carbon footprint,sustainable farming .. See you tomorrow at Bry Rad's - Fresh Veg Shed for all your Spuds-red or white,carrots,caulis, onions,kale,spinach and clemintines...plus a whole load of dry logs too.. Stay warm & dry.. Thankyou.

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