Nome Island
Agricultural and Fisheries Policy

Both Giantsferry and Southferry will use the following policies.  

Each householder will be offered a small allotment of land to grow food for their kitchens.  This allotment will be used primarily to grow Rhubarb, Artichokes, Herbs and  soft fruits, plants included in the strip farming plans are specifically banned from the allotments.  Each community  will cultivate  three fields, farming families will be allocated a strip in each field for personal harvest, but will be required to work across the  whole field.  One field  will be  used to grow beans and peas, the second to grow turnips and onions and the third for rye and barley.  The  crops  will be  rotated  around the fields, in order, every year.

The Torriff will enact communal herding and marking schemes  for  sheep and goats, and for  geese.  Arrangements for other livestock must be made separately, and will not be allowed to encroach on the Torriff's plans for herding.

Hunting of small game (defined as rabbits and pheasants) with a sling is permitted.  Trapping and hunting with other weapons requires a license issued by the relevant Torriff,  penalties for unlicensed hunting can be severe.  Licensed Hunter/Trappers will be permitted to take wild pig, deer and wild goat, as well as seals, and other fur bearing creatures, from along the coast line.

Fishing by hook and line, either from a boat or the shore, is permissible.  However  fishing using small boats and a net requires a fishing license  from the Torriff.  Fishing from larger vessels is not permitted.  Mackerel, pilchards and eels are the main species caught in the fjord.

The gardens and fields close to Tas Bardon are excluded from these planting policies and are used to grow delicacies for the Earls table.  As well as normal herding arrangements, cattle will be herded near Tas Bardon.