How do you get your GM crops and herbicides into countries that don't want and can't afford them? Simple - you just wait for a crisis, and offer a helping hand...
… trials and start testing this in African soil, and at Monsanto we’re ready to work with …
Having launched the Ecologist 37 years ago, Teddy Goldsmith was instrumental in everything from the setting up of the world's first political green party to being the first to expose many of the problems associated with global development, such as giant dams and nuclear power. Following his death on 21st August 2009, we reprint this interview with Teddy from the Ecologist March 2007 edition
… - from deforestation to climate change; soil erosion to corporate farming; nuclear … zoo, which he used to highlight the issue of soil erosion in East Anglia. He paraded …
In Gambia's coastal towns one of the country's chief assets - pristine beaches - is being steadily eroded. In a move to make King Cnut proud, the government is shipping in sand...
… farming practices blamed for deterioration of soil as the real costs of the Green Revolution …
Chyanhall Allotments in Cornwall has provided a successful model for farmers and landowners to generate income while providing a grow-your-own space for the community
… The hard standing also means that no soil or mud is dragged onto the main road …
Tamzin Pinkerton & Rob Hopkins's new book, Local Food, is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in creating a local food group. Here's an extract to whet your appetite...
… If so, you can seek assistance from the Soil Association, the Wholesome Food …
Natural remedies don't have to be bought from a shop. Whether for stings, cuts or colds there's likely to be a medicinal plant growing somewhere nearby...
… Plantain grows on patches of disturbed soil. The tribesmen of what we now call …
More and more educational establishments are becoming environmentally friendly, thanks to the Eco-Schools scheme. Is this our road map to sustainability?
… bike. And, after sustained campaigning by the Soil Association, Focus on Food Campaign, …
The new suite of measures proposed by the Government for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is an impressive list... but as the information sinks in green groups have begun to find some holes
… Peter Melchett, policy director of the Soil Association, said he was pleased to see …
The economies of whole islands in the Caribbean face ruin if the WTO, acting at the behest of US-owned multinationals, forces the EU to end preferential trade agreements with small-scale West Indian banana producers
… are there for all to see: degradation of soil, and sick people. ‘Eighty per cent of …
With surging demand for power and blackouts common across the continent, Africa is looking to solar, wind and geothermal technologies to meet its energy needs
… largest permanent desert lake. The volcanic soil is scoured by hot winds that blow …
There seems to be chemical cures for every possible human condition - from obesity to shyness. What we really need are more healing hands, argues Molly Scott Cato
… right there, where you live, in your native soil. …
The creation of the modern loaf is an industrial process that uses a cocktail of artificial ingredients - but for taste, bite and goodness, nothing beats the old ways. Laura Sevier meets a baker bidding to become the saviour of our daily bread
… goodness Grown in a fertile, well-nourished soil, wholegrain wheat is rich in vitamins and …