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Green gold: organic olive oil
The Ecologist
21st February, 2011
Organic olive oil is the eco-friendly alternative to butter and rapeseed oils more...
Top 10…Organic Wines
Neil Palmer
18th February, 2011
Neil Palmer, co-director of wine merchants, Vintage Roots, and wine connoisseur extraordinaire, gives us his pick of the best organic wines around more...
Top 10…gardening blogs
Tom Antebi
11th February, 2011
From planting tips to making your own 'seed bombs', Tom Antebi has the lowdown on the web’s best organic gardening blogsmore...
PICK OF THE DAY: Crazy Jack Organic Butter Biscuits
The Ecologist
7th February, 2011
Wholly organic and (fairly) good for you, Crazy Jack’s organic butter biscuits are a tasty teatime treat with an eco-friendly twist more...
Transylvania: could this 'lost in time' land be the future of European agriculture?
Laura Sevier
7th January, 2011
Transylvania has maintained traditional farming methods for hundreds of years. As it faces the twin threats of intensive agriculture and byzantine EU policies, its model of under-development is attracting the interest of policy makers more...
LIFE week at the University of Winchester, 4-7 October
Join in on ‘LIFE’ week at the University of Winchester to help raise awareness for animal welfare, ethical procurement and sustainability... more...
Greenhorns: the network that's breathing new life into US farming
David Hawkins
14th September, 2010
It's helping attract youthful talent into sustainable agriculture across the US, but can the Greenhorns movement survive in the land of Big Ag, or cross the Atlantic to the UK? more...
Why working holidays on organic farms help you see the world anew
Laura Laker
14th July, 2010
WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is not just a cheap way to see the world - it's a hands-on way to learn new skills of sustainable living more...
How to garden with kids
Matilda Lee
10th June, 2010
Tips for passing on green fingers, and a taste for vegetables, to your sprogs more...
Committing to a life without supermarkets
Laura Laker
14th May, 2010
No-one enjoys supermarket shopping. But kicking the habit requires conviction, as Laura Laker reveals in the first of a new series... more...
Setting up my dream organic pub
Geetie Singh & Sara Berg
11th May, 2010
In an extract from her new book, Geetie Singh tells how her famed gastro pub, the Duke of Cambridge, came to be, and gives Ecologist readers two great recipes to try out more...
Conservation and food production should be kept separate says study
Ecologist
6th May, 2010
Researchers claim the benefits of combining conservation and food production through organic farming are not enough to make up for the drop in yields more...
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Creating a Forest Garden: working with nature to grow edible crops
Martin Crawford
27th April, 2010
Excerpts from the new book telling you everything you need to know about this novel way to grow edible crops - where nature does most of the work for you. more...
Letter: We're upfront about organic farming's yields in the UK
Peter Melchett
22nd April, 2010
Soil Association policy director Peter Melchett takes issue with The Land editor Simon Fairlie's characterisation of its policy towards organic yields and meat consumption more...
UN claims 'food production needs to double' exposed as myth
Ecologist
20th April, 2010
Widely quoted figures of the need to double food production by 2050 have been used to justify an expansion of industrial factory farming, but have been brought into question by a new report more... An 'all or nothing' approach to organics won't get us anywhere
Simon Fairlie
16th April, 2010
We wouldn't ask pedestrians to prove that they weren't using a car, then charge them for a certificate to say as much. So why do it to organic farmers? more...
Kitchen gardening: an A to Z
Review by Alex McDonald; book extract by Emma Cooper
15th April, 2010
A is for allotments; B is for brocolli; C is for climate change... and U is for urine. 'The Alternative Kitchen Garden: an A-Z' is a companion for both inexperienced and expert gardeners more...
Consumers lose interest in organic food
Ecologist
12th April, 2010
Consumers turned their back on organic but continued to buy fairtrade in 2009, according to the latest sales figures more...
What is biodynamic wine, and which bottles should you pick?
Laura Sevier
8th April, 2010
Its principals may seem strange but biodynamic winegrowers are in a league of their own when it comes to caring for soil, plant and planet. Plus, 10 wines to try in 2010 more...
Each day, you have three votes to change the food system
Michael Pollan
1st April, 2010
In this extract from Stuffed, Michael Pollan spells out the simple rules for buying and eating real food more...
Organic farming has sold out and lost its way
Julian Rose
17th March, 2010
The dreams of the early organic pioneers have been subsumed into a rush for global supply chains, strict regulations and fast-selling brands more...
How to decode food labels and shop with a conscience
Pat Thomas
16th March, 2010
Is it healthy? Is it organic? Is it fairly traded? How far has it travelled? At times, making informed choices can feel like a full-time job. Here is a pocket guide to buying food from the new book Stuffed more...
UK overseas aid ignoring small scale agriculture
Ecologist
3rd February, 2010
Department for International Development (DfID) accused of failing to support long-term agricultural programmes and being obsessed with an 'industrial model' of food production more...
Food crisis 'hidden' from public say campaigners
Ecologist
6th January, 2010
Government is talking about issues like food security, climate change and oil dependency but failing to take the 'inconvenient' but necessary action says the Soil Association more...
Bill Jordan: I don't think organics will feed the world
Tom Levitt
1st December, 2009
Jordans cereals founder Bill Jordan says his company's method of farming can feed the world and safeguard biodiversity more...Members
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