Waching daily Dec 28 2018

Hello I'm Liz Zorab and this is Byther Farm and this morning I'm planting

onions in this raised bed here.

The sun is just glorious, it's a really cool, crisp day, the air is very damp

which is making the wind a bit chilly. But these onions are a little bit late

in going in. These should have been autumn sown and we're now in the winter,

so I really need to get these in. I have my two dibbers with a piece of twine

between them. Thank you Erica. And so I'm going to make some nice straight

lines and get these onions in. This bed is the old parsnip bed and at this

end I've still got, one, two, three, four rows of parsnips, but they will come out

over the next few weeks. And this end I'll put something else but for now I'm

going to get the onions in here and I think possibly as I lift the parsnips,

I'll either put in more onions or I'll put in some shallots.

So I'm using the string to give myself a guideline and when I did this with the

garlic last week I used my hands to create holes. I think it's just way too

cold so I'm going to go and find my little trowel.

Victory! It was just

where I'd left it.

So I'm going to make some neat holes about six inches apart.

This is really a guide for me more than a definitive decision.

We use a lot of

onions in the kitchen, they are the basis of many a meal.

And this variety is Senshyu Yellow.

So the yellow skin variety. I've grown them before I didn't

find them hugely strong in flavor but actually I really rather liked them.

So in they go, and as with all onions, shallots and garlic it's the root end

down. The easy way to tell that is that the pointy end goes up! Now I'm not

covering up the holes until I've made the holes for the next row. So here we go,

pop my string in about here, and may have these a little too close

together, let's have a look.

I'm aiming for them to be about six inches apart when they're planted, which

means as they grow it gives them a little bit of space, they're not going to

be touching. It also gives me room to get a hoe in between them to remove any weeds

if I want to or I can add more compost and mulch out any weeds.

Now the reason

that I didn't cover these holes over is that they then give me a guideline for

the next holes, of where they're going to go.

Because whilst I'm not obsessive about straight lines if you want to be able to

weed in between bulbs, having them in a fairly straight line really helps.

Once you've got organized it actually doesn't take very long to plant these, if you've

got the holes there, it literally is just a case of popping them into the ground,

pushing them in to the level that you want them to be. Now as with my garlic I

want these to be a couple of inches, so that the top is an inch or two, two

preferably, below ground level. I just think it helps stop the birds from

pulling them out. So once the little shoots appear they

have actually got some some roots to hold them into the ground. So I'm covering

over my first row but leaving the second row so I can see the second row as a

guidance again.

It's not a long job, it's not a difficult job and it's quite a satisfying one to

have got done!

It hasn't taken very long to plant six rows of onions.

I think now I'm also going to put a stick in here, which will show me the point at which

the onions are planted up to. So they're up to here.

The only other thing I want

to think about for these onions is to put some sort of covering over them To

try and a) dissuade the birds from pulling the onions out as their little green

shoots grow but also to try and discourage the local cats from using

this lovely bed as a toilet. And it's not just Monty, there are other

cats in the neighborhood. So I'm going to put a layer over it which will just,

hopefully, invite them to go and use somewhere else for their toilet rather

than this onion bed.

In a week or two's time I'll have access to lots of old

chicken wire which could be used over this bed, but in the meantime I've

got some plastic netting which is like a strawberry netting that you can throw over

to protect fruits.

I've had this for about three years now, I'll just keep on

using it on the grounds I don't really want to be getting plastics and then

chucking them away all the time. So they get reused and I'll do the best I can

with draping this over and fixing this, just to give these onions a little bit

of protection here for a month or so.

So there we go, that's the netting over the top. Now it isn't done in a

terribly fancy way, it is literally two pieces. I've got them as tight as I can

so that there's less chances of anything be able to get underneath them. I mean

certainly we don't want any birds getting underneath them, so I will just

go around the edges make sure that these are held down. A couple more sticks on the

side I think will do that. This isn't going to stay on for very long but

hopefully enough time to give those onions a really good chance to get going.

And so wherever you are in the world and whatever you've got planned for today, I

hope it's a good one and I also hope you'll join me again next time!

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What is the Working Relationship Between an Actor and an Agent? - Duration: 1:08.

So I guess once an actor has come on board with any agency,

I'll use Ignite for an example because that's what I know, we determine their

career path. If they have absolutely no experience, we'll try and get them some

background work so they can learn the jargon on set, so they feel comfortable

when they do actually go to an audition. We offer some free workshops,

and then there's bigger paid workshops out there as well that you can work with the

casting director and they'll teach you how to audition. So it depends on the agency.

Everyone's different, but we really focus on the education because

the more you learn, the more prepared you are and the more comfortable you are going

into it. So we try and build a career path or make a roadmap for their careers.

So we would start definitely with background while you're taking

some schooling. Schooling is very important, education's important not only

because you'll learn the ins and outs, but you're learning from actors that

are well-seasoned, so they can tell you the goods and the bads and it can

fast-track your career. Yeah, a road map for success is

really important. I know that sounds cliche, but I really think it is,

for any profession, especially actors because there's such a vast array

of things that you can do.

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This local organization is hosting an end of the year fundraiser - Duration: 4:25.

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What is the difference between an "Agent and a "Manager" - Duration: 0:37.

Well, I mean, tradtionally when you think about it, some actors or musicians would

have both. They'd have an agent and the agent would get 15%.

And they'd be looking for auditions for them and work. And then a manager might do

more things like booking your flights if you have to go somewhere,

or taking care of hotel reservations, while also doing some career guidance.

Our goal, especially with Ignite, is to try and do a little bit of both.

Obviously, we can't book your hotel reservations but we're going to find

you work. And hopefully build a resume that you're proud of so that you can

further your career.

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What is Coming up for "Ignite Artists"? - Duration: 1:05.

Well, I'm really excited because we're launching a series of free workshops

over the next year. We've partnered with some amazing headshot photographers,

we've partnered with some great teachers, casting directors, producers in town,

and they've offered to come in, even some people from the union,

to come in and talk about it. So you need to be informed about whatever

choices you're making, especially in an industry that's

this vast. If anyone ever promises to get you the gig based on you giving

them money, don't do it. Those of us that are really passionate

about you and your future are going to invest our hard work and time,

and then we get a commission if we get you the paid jobs. So I would just say just

be cautious, look around before you choose anyone, and look for a company that offers

training and things like that, and you can trust that really cares

in your future. And that's kind of why I'm proud to be part of Ignite.

I know that we're investing in their future and hopefully they believe in us.

So yeah, that's it.

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How forgiving is the Movie Industry to Mistakes by Aspiring Actors? - Duration: 0:45.

You know, that really depends on the casting director. It depends on who

you're impressing. But, it also depends on you. I mean,

I've made several mistakes in my own life and then I've shown up,

apologized for them, put my best foot forward,

and showing them that I really am serious about it. I always talk about at Ignite,

invest in yourself. I say that to every young person I meet, invest in yourself.

And if you show people that you're willing to educate yourself, do workshops,

put in the time, energy, and money to show that you're

a professional, then I think you can overcome anything.

But, obviously that depends on the casting director at the end of the day.

If they've just decided that you're not it, then it could be that you're out.

It's a very difficult industry to say that there's no hard line in it.

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Every Day is Game Day - Duration: 0:31.

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