An ecological project has taken root on an abandoned olive grove outside Ramallah. As well as restoring the land itself, its deeper aim is to nurture the ancient links between the Palestinian people and nature, and rebuild a culture of steadfastness in the soil of their native country.
… military bulldozers tearing down homes, fruit trees, forests and groves of ancient … suckers, taking nutrients and water from the fruit-bearing branches and rendering them barren, while what little fruit remained was stolen. The centuries-old …
Estate community gardens are springing up in our cities - here's how to transform a derelict urban space into a food growing hub
… Society Sustainable Food Grow Your Own Fruit And Veg Community Gardens Urban … Residents and volunteers are sprouting their fruit and veg on raised beds and in … ‘Camden Council's Parks and Gardens gave us a fruit orchard on the condition we'd look after …
Idleness usually sees Tom through most of life's trials. But not gardening. Oh no. Nature took one look and ran amok
… up dead leaves and thus tidying up. Idle fruits The result of this idle gardening? A … bed, grew for a few weeks, produced two tiny fruits, and then keeled over and died. The … which of course only made the problem worse. Fruits of idleness Idleness in the garden …
Italy, long seen as the healthy man of Europe, is beginning to suffer the effects of fast- and junk-food, the Guardian reports.
… News Italy Junk-food Fast-food Health Alcohol Fruit Vegetables Fast Food Risk Food And … Government has revealed plans to subsidise fruit in schools and offices after new … the price of fresh vegetables and making fruit available from school vending machines. …
Earlier this week, the Trussel Trust reported the number of UK families using food banks has tripled in the last year and increased a staggering FIVE FOLD since the coalition came to power. Paul Creeney asks the big question ...
… percentage being ditched in landfill is fresh fruit and vegetables - exactly the type of … Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), more fruit and vegetables in the United States, … meant we were short of fresh vegetables and fruit. Now we are short on meat and have …
In 1996 there were no farmers’ markets anywhere in the UK. Today they outnumber Asda stores. Dan Box celebrates their comeback and why we should all be using them.
… every customer. You can touch and smell the fruit, ask how meat was reared and learn the … and to the seasons – during the winter frost, fruit will be rare; in summer the stalls will … ‘Direct markets provide access to fresh fruit and vegetables for consumers – …
Rooted in the Andean principles of sharing, resilience and 'Vivir Bien' (Living Well), Bolivian activists in the world's highest capital city are building cooperative, grassroots alternatives to the profit-oriented economy, writes Sian Cowman. Their weekly lunch party is just the most visible way in which they are challenging the injustice of capitalism and the fragmentation it inflicts on communities.
… and plantain. They also serve 'forgotten fruits' such as uchuva (cape gooseberry or … guava, and pacay (ice-cream bean). Fruits or grains are also made into natural … out in the garden, where the community grows fruit, vegetables and herbs to add to the …
The West is exporting diabetes and heart disease to poor countries, along with the processed foods that line the shelves of global supermarkets warns UN advisor Olivier De Schutter
… made up of grains, beans, vegetables, fresh fruit and animal products are being replaced … are often found to be exporting healthy fruits and vegetables to rich countries and …
40 years ago, Cleeland Bean wrote about the value of the earthworm, their integral link in the balance of nature and the dangers faced by chemical farming
… provides nourishing plant food for crop and fruit yields. Studies have shown the orange … with earthworms gave ‘bigger and better fruit’ compared to groves where worms were …
The Apricot Centre in Essex is a unique project that uses organic horticulture and animal husbandry to heal, inspire and educate children from diverse backgrounds, and kindle love for the natural world, writes Martin Large. Now it's expanding to Devon, to establish a second, much larger biodynamic smallholding near Totnes and Dartington.
… near Manningtree in Essex, growing organic fruit, with 500 square meters of greenhouses … growing biodynamic vegetables outdoors, fruit, and raising chickens and cows. The …
Israeli settlers in Palestine's South Hebron Hills last week cut down an orchard of 36 olive trees, in the latest attack of a decades-long war against Palestinian culture and survival in which has seen the cutting, burning and bulldozing of over a million olive, fruit and nut trees.
… and bulldozing of over a million olive, fruit and nut trees. Palestinians in the South … olive trees and hundreds of thousands of fruit trees in Palestine with terrible …
A tax on unhealthy foods would be more effective at tackling obesity than making healthy foods cheaper but could hit the poorest the hardest
… low-calorie for nutrient (LCFN) foods like fruit and vegetables led shoppers to spend the … to ignore junk-food advertising, say experts Fruits, vegetables and juices were advertised …
In an extract from her new book What to Eat, investigative journalist Joanna Blythman offers top tips on how to make your food pound go further without scrimping on what you believe in
… poultry roasts - use it for frying. Make old fruit into crumbles and compotes and tired … other outlets once in a while. For example, fruit and vegetables generally cost much less … amount of money. Buy fresh, UK-grown fruits and vegetables at the height of their …
With no food miles, no additives and no duty involved, making your own alcohol saves both money and the planet. Hannah Corr explains how to get started
… the owner’s permission) are all home to fruits, nuts and herbs that can be used to … about to be thrown out, or use up surplus fruit or vegetables from your garden. Home … is to ferment your chosen berry, leaves, fruit or vegetable in a mixture of hot water …
The sale process of the UK's Co-op Group of its entire 70,000 acre farm estate systematically blocked community and cooperative bidders. Not a single such bid was received by the deadline.
… involved in assessing a bid for the Co-op's fruit farm at Tillington, in Herefordshire, … scale, diverse, community engaged farming, fruit growing and market gardening." But Riley …
Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ain died yesterday after being attacked by Israeli soldiers while planting olive trees in the West Bank - a peaceful and fruitful challenge to a long and brutal military occupation. As Zaytoun co-founder Cathi Pawson writes, we can help by buying organic Palestinian olive oil, available in the UK against all the odds.
… olive trees in the West Bank - a peaceful and fruitful challenge to a long and brutal … the demanding export market. Teamwork bore fruit and in 2009 we were able to sell the …
How can the small, conscientious farmer survive in today’s ruthless, modern marketplace? How, in a system designed for giants, can the midget hope to prosper? Sally Fallon suggests ways that local food culture could be rejuvenated
… – a simple method for preserving fruits and vegetables. The most familiar … food is probably sauerkraut, and almost any fruit or vegetable can be preserved in this …
Are you a ‘premium loyal’, a ‘loyal low spender’, a ‘can’t stay away’… or don’t you care? Tesco does, and uses the data collected from your loyalty card to dictate what you buy, when you buy and how much you buy.
… a Tesco flan base; fill it with Tesco tinned fruit pieces; add Tesco gelatin). And so it … The most conspicuous are located in the fruit and vegetable aisles, where can be found …
Try some of the UK's best cuisine, learn from top chefs and debate the future of our food at this annual gathering of food greats in London's Earls Court
… possible. RDA Organic 100 per cent organic fruit juice made with fruit sourced from the UK, where possible. RDA says it can trace every fruit back to its farm and field. The company …
The financial cost of the diseases of modern civilization is almost double the budget of the National Health Service, writes Jules Pretty, while the economy has grown past the point of greatest satisfaction. Our over-riding priority should be to move to greener, healthier, more sustainable and satisfying ways of life.
… physical activity and daily consumption of fruit and vegetables. Policymakers face a … 15 cigarettes a day , while eating one more fruit or vegetable a day improves health. It …
Mourning the loss of your beloved local shop? With a little help from the Community Shops Network, you can set up and run your own shop and post office...
… is housed in a former pub storeroom used for fruit machines, transformed with the help of … is restoring the lost lustre of England's fruit orchards, and why a landfill site turned …
Todmorden in Yorkshire's Calder Valley has been transformed by free food growing on its streets, parks and even its rooftops. Julian Dobson tells the inspiring story of Incredible Edible and how the transformational project is going global ....
… the canal, through the health centre with its fruit trees and 'apothecary garden', past the … Calderdale Council. It will produce fish, fruit and vegetables to be served in the …
Expelled from Eden and adrift amid the miracles of modern living, going back to nature is the only way to stay sane and healthy in this mad, bad world, says Fergus Drennan
… winter-sweet burdock roots; or perhaps more fruitfully, simply plucked from a tree as a …