March 2010

Further to our previous mention in a recent month, we are now a published case study on the Suffolk Green Building Network website. We're just chuffed to have received some recognition for our efforts, and if it shows just one person that savings can be made by simple solutions then that will do us. We won't however be able to participate in the Heritage Buildings weekend, as we're planning on being on honeymoon during that period, and the relief managers will probably have enough on their hands without lots of other people wanting to be shown around and everything being explained to them.

Now that the sun has decided to shine for more than the odd hour here and there (bye bye tumble dryer, yippee!!), we're revisiting our breakfast menu, with a view to adding a few 'lighter' options. We've already decided to start stocking yoghurt from Marybelle in Halesworth, but we're still mulling over the method by which we deliver it to the guest, bearing in mind we try very hard to minimise waste and packaging. We're also planning to start offering smoked salmon and scrambled egg as a regular menu item, and until something else comes onto our radar screen, we'll be getting the fish from our local Co-op, which has a responsible fish sourcing policy.

On the domestic front, we've been preparing the veg patch for the year ahead, so guests can expect some zero food mile tomatoes on their plates again in 2010. The leaf mould collected during the autumn of 2008 will be playing a big part in this years growing plans.