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Early summer has truly arrived, and with it comes one of my favourite celebrations in the gardening calendar—Tomato Fortnight. As I shared in this week's Veg Grower Podcast, the allotment and kitchen garden are bursting with activity, from staking tomatoes to sowing French beans, harvesting peas, and even spotting new life on my citrus tree. Tomato Fortnight: Why I Grow So Many Varieties Down on the allotment, the heat has been intense, but the tomatoes are thriving. I grow around eight different varieties, each chosen for a specific purpose—beefsteaks for sandwiches, salad tomatoes for everyday use, cherries for hanging baskets, and plum tomatoes for passata. As I said in the episode: “There are so many different varieties, hundreds and hundreds of varieties… that is why I grow so many different varieties of tomatoes.” Between home and the allotment, that adds up to around 30 plants—and honestly, I could still grow more. Greenhouse vs. Outdoor Tomatoes Greenhouse tomatoes crop earlier but lack the depth of flavour of outdoor-grown fruit. Outdoors, I rely on blight‑resistant varieties like Crimson Crush and Crimson Blush to help avoid devastation from late‑season blight. “Any tomatoes growing outside, unless they are blight resistant, are susceptible… it can literally rot your crop within a week.” Watering & Feeding Consistent watering is key to avoiding split fruit and blossom end rot. I mulch heavily with straw to lock in moisture and feed weekly with seaweed until flowering, then switch to tomato feed. Sweetcorn, Squash & Straw Bale Growing The allotment beds are now fully planted. Sweetcorn has gone in as a block, not rows, to ensure good wind pollination. Squash and courgettes are thriving in the straw bales, settling in nicely after the recent cold snap. Interestingly, my maincrop potatoes have overtaken the first earlies due to that cold spell: “The cold snap… just set those first earlies back a little bit.” Catching Rainwater in a Dry Year Back home, I've been racing to put out buckets and containers ahead of the forecast rain. “It has been a very dry year so far… I want to catch as much rainwater as I can.” With 16 water butts running low, every drop counts. Seed of the Month: French Beans June's seed of the month is one of my absolute favourites—French climbing beans. They're fast, productive, and perfect for filling gaps as spring crops finish. Sowing is simple: Sow direct 2 cm deep or Start in modules for quick germination (7–14 days) Beans aren't hungry plants, but they do need something to climb. I use hazel-stick frames, drilling holes with a soil auger to get the sticks firmly into the ground. “They simply curl their way up around the stick… I find it fascinating.” I also grow Borlotto for both fresh pods and dried beans—beautiful, versatile, and easy to store. Kitchen Harvests & Courgette Fritters Harvests are rolling in: lettuce, radish, spring onions, peas, strawberries, raspberries, and the first courgettes of the year. To celebrate the courgette glut, this week's recipe is Early Summer Courgette & Mint Fritters with Lemon Yoghurt—crisp, fresh, and perfect for lunch. “These fritters are crisp on the outside, soft in the middle… lifted beautifully by fresh mint.” Bee Update: A Calm, Growing Colony My weekly apiary visit brought brilliant news: “The bees have incredibly settled in… we're now up to eight frames of bees.” Even better—I finally spotted the queen. Supers will be going on soon, meaning honey isn't far away. Book of the Month: Home Brewing by Kevin Forbes May's unexpected Book of the Month was Home Brewing by Kevin Forbes. With elderflowers in full swing, I used it to make cordial and even started elderflower wine. “This book made it sound very, very easy.” For June, I'll be diving into The Victorian Kitchen Garden by Jennifer Davies.
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the importance of common strategy and purpose for Local Institutes, Regional Committees and membership societies, and the power of volunteering. We are joined by Florence Dennis, President of the Insurance Institute of Leicester, and Kevin Forbes, Chairman of the Hants & Dorset PFS Regional committee.
Kinduct is one of the top athlete management systems (AMS) providers in the world. We discuss the role of an AMS in data management, analysis and implementation in sport performance.
Kinduct is one of the top athlete management systems (AMS) providers in the world. We discuss the role of an AMS in data management, analysis and implementation in sport performance.
Kinduct is one of the top athlete management systems (AMS) providers in the world. We discuss the role of an AMS in data management, analysis and implementation in sport performance.
Kinduct is one of the top athlete management systems (AMS) providers in the world. We discuss the role of an AMS in data management, analysis and implementation in sport performance.
Klei Entertainment has one of the most amazing track records of any development studio. Their games include such hits as Mark of the Ninja, Don’t Starve and their upcoming card-based RPG, Griftlands. So it was an honor to speak with Kevin Forbes, who’s been with Klei since their early days, working as a writer, designer...
Welcome to the fourth in a new series of podcasts from the Leaders Performance Institute and our partners Kinduct. Over the course of this series you'll hear from human performance experts across the world discussing best practice, the role of performance data, and what the future of athlete and intelligence management systems might look like. Episode 1 with Kevin Forbes, Enterprise Product Manager at Kinduct, is available here. Episode 2 with Brandon McDaniel, Head of Strength & Conditioning at the LA Dodgers, is available here. Episode 3 with Josh Walker, the Co-Founder and President of the Sports Innovation Lab, is available here. In this episode we spoke to Dave Anderson, the Chief Digital Officer, and Steve Gera, the Chief Executive, of the Gains Group consultancy. They were an ideal pair with whom to discuss Athlete Management Systems, both their evolution and where teams can look for a competitive edge. Also on the agenda were: - Building strategies around using data [2:00]; - How Anderson and Gera will work with a team to solve issues [13:22]; - Why they are still learning [19:06]; - The future of Athlete Management Systems [20:20]. Regardless of whether you're a coach just trying to track and train your athletes or a performance director leading multiple staff and juggling a variety of data sources, Kinduct's athlete intelligence and management systems will help you better understand your athletes to drive improved performance. Kinduct's broad range of tools allows you to consolidate various athlete data sources, analyze that information for actionable insights, collaborate on programming across multiple departments or locations, and deliver that plan through a variety of athlete-facing engagement solutions. Find out what hundreds of elite sport organizations already know and let Kinduct help provide you with the right information, with the right tools, at the right time, to help inform your decisions. For more information, check out kinduct.com.
Welcome to the fourth in a new series of podcasts from the Leaders Performance Institute and our partners Kinduct. Over the course of this series you'll hear from human performance experts across the world discussing best practice, the role of performance data, and what the future of athlete and intelligence management systems might look like. Episode 1 with Kevin Forbes, Enterprise Product Manager at Kinduct, is available here. Episode 2 with Brandon McDaniel, Head of Strength & Conditioning at the LA Dodgers, is available here. Episode 3 with Josh Walker, the Co-Founder and President of the Sports Innovation Lab, is available here. In this episode we spoke to Dave Anderson, the Chief Digital Officer, and Steve Gera, the Chief Executive, of the Gains Group consultancy. They were an ideal pair with whom to discuss Athlete Management Systems, both their evolution and where teams can look for a competitive edge. Also on the agenda were: - Building strategies around using data [2:00]; - How Anderson and Gera will work with a team to solve issues [13:22]; - Why they are still learning [19:06]; - The future of Athlete Management Systems [20:20]. Regardless of whether you’re a coach just trying to track and train your athletes or a performance director leading multiple staff and juggling a variety of data sources, Kinduct’s athlete intelligence and management systems will help you better understand your athletes to drive improved performance. Kinduct’s broad range of tools allows you to consolidate various athlete data sources, analyze that information for actionable insights, collaborate on programming across multiple departments or locations, and deliver that plan through a variety of athlete-facing engagement solutions. Find out what hundreds of elite sport organizations already know and let Kinduct help provide you with the right information, with the right tools, at the right time, to help inform your decisions. For more information, check out kinduct.com.
Welcome to the third in a new series of podcasts from the Leaders Performance Institute and our partners Kinduct. Over the course of this series you'll hear from human performance experts across the world discussing best practice, the role of performance data, and what the future of athlete and intelligence management systems might look like. Episode 1 with Kevin Forbes, Enterprise Product Manager at Kinduct, is available here. Episode 2 with Brandon McDaniel, Head of Strength & Conditioning at the LA Dodgers, is available here. For this episode, we spoke to Josh Walker, the Co-Founder and President of the Sports Innovation Lab, identifies and evaluates the technology products and services that will power the future of sports. Walker spoke about the need for sports tech to speak to the end user, as well as the challenge of education and informing coaching staff of its value. Also on the agenda were: - Why Moneyball is not just for the pros these days [3:15]; - How data is helping drive the specialisation of performance [6:13]; - The challenge of bring sports tech to new leagues [10:17]; - Some of the surprises in sports tech that Walker has encountered on his journey with the Sports Innovation Lab [15:23]. Regardless of whether you're a coach just trying to track and train your athletes or a performance director leading multiple staff and juggling a variety of data sources, Kinduct's athlete intelligence and management systems will help you better understand your athletes to drive improved performance. Kinduct's broad range of tools allows you to consolidate various athlete data sources, analyze that information for actionable insights, collaborate on programming across multiple departments or locations, and deliver that plan through a variety of athlete-facing engagement solutions. Find out what hundreds of elite sport organizations already know and let Kinduct help provide you with the right information, with the right tools, at the right time, to help inform your decisions. For more information, check out kinduct.com.
Welcome to the third in a new series of podcasts from the Leaders Performance Institute and our partners Kinduct. Over the course of this series you'll hear from human performance experts across the world discussing best practice, the role of performance data, and what the future of athlete and intelligence management systems might look like. Episode 1 with Kevin Forbes, Enterprise Product Manager at Kinduct, is available here. Episode 2 with Brandon McDaniel, Head of Strength & Conditioning at the LA Dodgers, is available here. For this episode, we spoke to Josh Walker, the Co-Founder and President of the Sports Innovation Lab, identifies and evaluates the technology products and services that will power the future of sports. Walker spoke about the need for sports tech to speak to the end user, as well as the challenge of education and informing coaching staff of its value. Also on the agenda were: - Why Moneyball is not just for the pros these days [3:15]; - How data is helping drive the specialisation of performance [6:13]; - The challenge of bring sports tech to new leagues [10:17]; - Some of the surprises in sports tech that Walker has encountered on his journey with the Sports Innovation Lab [15:23]. Regardless of whether you’re a coach just trying to track and train your athletes or a performance director leading multiple staff and juggling a variety of data sources, Kinduct’s athlete intelligence and management systems will help you better understand your athletes to drive improved performance. Kinduct’s broad range of tools allows you to consolidate various athlete data sources, analyze that information for actionable insights, collaborate on programming across multiple departments or locations, and deliver that plan through a variety of athlete-facing engagement solutions. Find out what hundreds of elite sport organizations already know and let Kinduct help provide you with the right information, with the right tools, at the right time, to help inform your decisions. For more information, check out kinduct.com.
Welcome to the second in a new series of podcasts from the Leaders Performance Institute and our partners Kinduct. Over the course of this series you'll hear from human performance experts across the world discussing best practice, the role of performance data, and what the future of athlete and intelligence management systems might look like. Episode 1 with Kevin Forbes, Enterprise Product Manager at Kinduct, is available here. For this episode, we sat down with Brandon McDaniel, the Head of Strength & Conditioning at the Los Angeles Dodgers. He talked about the evolution of athlete management systems during his time in MLB and how he works to fill performance gaps for the athletes on the Dodgers' roster. We also discussed: How the Dodgers came into their own as a performance staff, evolving beyond mere spreadsheets in their use of data [3:00]; The importance of consolidating workflows if you are to work as an effective interdisciplinary team [6:30]; How technology is allowing the Dodgers to ask new and different performance questions [9:40]; The development of S&C protocols with the advent of data [16:00]; Surprises in his role and why staff members need to think like a player [18:50]. Regardless of whether you're a coach just trying to track and train your athletes or a performance director leading multiple staff and juggling a variety of data sources, Kinduct's athlete intelligence and management systems will help you better understand your athletes to drive improved performance. Kinduct's broad range of tools allows you to consolidate various athlete data sources, analyze that information for actionable insights, collaborate on programming across multiple departments or locations, and deliver that plan through a variety of athlete-facing engagement solutions. Find out what hundreds of elite sport organizations already know and let Kinduct help provide you with the right information, with the right tools, at the right time, to help inform your decisions. For more information, check out kinduct.com
Welcome to the second in a new series of podcasts from the Leaders Performance Institute and our partners Kinduct. Over the course of this series you'll hear from human performance experts across the world discussing best practice, the role of performance data, and what the future of athlete and intelligence management systems might look like. Episode 1 with Kevin Forbes, Enterprise Product Manager at Kinduct, is available here. For this episode, we sat down with Brandon McDaniel, the Head of Strength & Conditioning at the Los Angeles Dodgers. He talked about the evolution of athlete management systems during his time in MLB and how he works to fill performance gaps for the athletes on the Dodgers' roster. We also discussed: How the Dodgers came into their own as a performance staff, evolving beyond mere spreadsheets in their use of data [3:00]; The importance of consolidating workflows if you are to work as an effective interdisciplinary team [6:30]; How technology is allowing the Dodgers to ask new and different performance questions [9:40]; The development of S&C protocols with the advent of data [16:00]; Surprises in his role and why staff members need to think like a player [18:50]. Regardless of whether you’re a coach just trying to track and train your athletes or a performance director leading multiple staff and juggling a variety of data sources, Kinduct’s athlete intelligence and management systems will help you better understand your athletes to drive improved performance. Kinduct’s broad range of tools allows you to consolidate various athlete data sources, analyze that information for actionable insights, collaborate on programming across multiple departments or locations, and deliver that plan through a variety of athlete-facing engagement solutions. Find out what hundreds of elite sport organizations already know and let Kinduct help provide you with the right information, with the right tools, at the right time, to help inform your decisions. For more information, check out kinduct.com
Welcome to the first in a new series of podcasts from the Leaders Performance Institute and our partners Kinduct. Over the next few months you'll hear from human performance experts across the world discussing best practice, the role of performance data, and what the future of athlete and intelligence management systems might look like. In this first episode of the Kinduct Athlete Management Series we sat down with Kevin Forbes, the Enterprise Product Manager at Kinduct. He tells us of some of the ways that data can be used to make athletes faster, stronger and healthier. Also on the conversational agenda were: How athlete tracking solutions have changed our understanding of the nuances of sport [1:10]; The benefits of a consistent approach to training and recovery programs [6:30]; Athlete ownership of data and the question of organizational access [12:20]; The need for tech solutions to reflect and respect a team's culture [21:19].
Welcome to the first in a new series of podcasts from the Leaders Performance Institute and our partners Kinduct. Over the next few months you'll hear from human performance experts across the world discussing best practice, the role of performance data, and what the future of athlete and intelligence management systems might look like. In this first episode of the Kinduct Athlete Management Series we sat down with Kevin Forbes, the Enterprise Product Manager at Kinduct. He tells us of some of the ways that data can be used to make athletes faster, stronger and healthier. Also on the conversational agenda were: How athlete tracking solutions have changed our understanding of the nuances of sport [1:10]; The benefits of a consistent approach to training and recovery programs [6:30]; Athlete ownership of data and the question of organizational access [12:20]; The need for tech solutions to reflect and respect a team's culture [21:19].
No don't change sports....I love the purity, so said I before I sat down with Kevin Forbes from Kinduct Technologies to discuss analytics and how EVERY is using to improve performance and make better decisions
NSTAGU's ANNIVERSARY Episode! Find out how it all began and then some! We are painfully, violently desperate for attention from Kevin Forbes. We invented a school for ziplines and punching and I think it will succeed! eDating and men with woman voices, Tara's eDating tales of woe, Peter S. Beagle so poor from the Last Unicorn, A very Special Steamboat shout out to Adam Prime Fitzgerald, and Curtis offers lesson's for babies. How can we fit all this into ONE episode??? Listen & find out, then Subscribe then kiss yo mama! Subscribe at iTunes & Leave us a Comment BUY our Comic No Such THing as Grown Ups: BOOK ONE at Amazon Music by BradSucks.net
In this guide to surviving the pre-apocalypse we visit the Dartmouth Comic & Arts Festival DCAF and we have a BLAST! WE drop Burke off at 4 Paws Resort! Fancy! Our new favourite fan Kevin Forbes is now being stalked by us. We give a steamboat shout-out to Adam Prime Fitzgerald, review the 90's boy band Soul Decision and a skit about the most secretive evil villains in the world! Subscribe at iTunes! BUY our Comic No SUch thing as Grown Ups:BOOK ONE 25% of at LULU Music by BradSucks.net cc
Jon and Dirk are joined by Kevin Forbes of Klei Entertainment to talk about Don’t Starve. Topics covered include environmental cycles, crafting, and the unique challenges and perks of developing a systems-based game.---------------------------Contact InformationJon Shafer - @JonShaferDesign, www.JonShaferOnDesign.com, Jon.Shafer@ConiferGames.comDirk Knemeyer - @DKnemeyer, www.artana.com, Dirk@Knemeyer.comKevin Forbes - @TheKRF---------------------------Episode Outline0:00:27 - Kevin’s design background0:03:06 - What is Don’t Starve?0:05:56 - Environmental cycles0:08:33 - Balancing & playtesting0:13:39 - Crafting0:28:55 - Death & resurrection0:31:35 - Sanity0:34:02 - Audience0:36:30 - Klei0:38:56 - Developing a procedural game0:53:43 - Advice for designers
We would like to thank Klei Entertainment for allowing us to do this interview. Sometimes a person can know so much about something and then learn some really cool and exclusive information that can knock the mask right off of their head.
Kevin Forbes writer/programmer for Klei Entertainment talks about his game Don't Starve and delves into update previews and the inner story. E-mail: jeneseegrey@yahoo.com Twitter: @TheGreyArea Web: https://greyareapodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyareapodcast
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