Low maintenance veg that appears year after year with little work involved? Thanks to Martin Crawford’s latest launch, Andy McKee is sold
… How to Grow Perennial Vegetables Andy McKee | 24th May 2012 Reviews Vegetables Gardening Self Sufficiency Green … about his new book, How to Grow Perennial Vegetables, because most of us aren't all that …
As the supermarket doors glide open there they are – cosmetically perfect, irresistibly firm, brilliantly coloured fruit and vegetables. And yet, when you get them home, they taste of nothing. Is it the way you cooked them, or have you just selected badly? No, you’ve been conned.
… Fruit Local Economies Produce Veg Vegetables Food Miles Supply Chain Fair Trade … firm, brilliantly coloured fruit and vegetables. And yet, when you get them home, … attacked the quality of supermarket fruit and vegetables, received an unusually large, …
Traces of 123 pesticides, including those linked to cancer, hormone disruption and damage to brain development, have been found in fresh produce supplied to primary school children through a government scheme aimed at promoting healthy eating habits. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… Cocktail of pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables given to schoolchildren Catherine … | 5th September 2017 News Pesticides Fruit Vegetables Schoolchildren 405240.jpg Traces of … scheme providing free fruit and vegetables to all four to six-year olds in the …
The harvest might be in full swing but, say Ruth Styles and Robert Phillips, if you want the bounty to continue into December, now is the time to start planning your winter vegetable garden
… August 2011 Ethical Living Gardening Winter Vegetables Flowers Planting Sowing holding.jpg … running out of time for sowing many types of vegetables for growth over winter,’ says … Charles Dowding, author of How to Grow Winter Vegetables (£14.95, Green Books), ‘but some …
Fruit and vegetables as nature intended them, delivered direct to your door. Matilda Lee reports
… Green Living Food And Farming Box Schemes Vegetables Food Organics Green Living_32.jpg Fruit and vegetables as nature intended them, delivered … Reduce climate change Air-freighted fruit and vegetables contribute 33 times more CO2 than …
From planting tips to making your own 'seed bombs', Tom Antebi has the lowdown on the web’s best organic gardening blogs
… Living Top Ten Gardening Organic Blogs Vegetables Flowers Food And Farming Green … whether you’re growing your own fruit and vegetables or simply want a stunning place for … garden in Stratford, London. Growing both vegetables and flowers, the garden provides …
As the weather heats up, gardeners’ thoughts are turning towards seeds. We round up the top spots to pick up organic, ethically produced seeds
… Ethical Green Eco-friendly Allotment Vegetables Wild Flowers Fruit holding.jpg As … a range of seeds and produce including vegetables, herbs and flowers The Organic … seriously, they offer a wide range of root vegetables along with grasses and plants to …
The fracking boom has caused massive vegetation loss over North America's rangelands, writes Tim Radford, as 3 million hectares have been occupied by oil and gas infrastructure and 34 billion cubic metres of water have been pumped from semi-arid ecosystems.
Future dustbowl? Fracking ravages Great Plains land and water Tim Radford | 4th May 2015 News Fossil Fuels Fracking Oil USA Water Ecology bakken-oil-cut.jpg The fracking boom has caused massive …
Love British Food’s Alexia Robinson talks seasonal eats, New Year’s resolutions and a gastronomic alternative to the Olympics
… Food And Drink Seasonal Local Organic Meat Vegetables Superfoods Diet Healthy New Year … roast venison with a plate piled high with vegetables ‘The perfect colourful wintery dish …
Contrary to popular belief, composting is simple. What’s more, it’s also eco-friendly, cheap and utterly addictive. Hannah Corr shows you how to get started
… 2011 Ethical Living Gardening Composting Vegetables Eco-friendly Green Living Food And … bin. Anything natural such as leaves, fruit, vegetables, wool or paper will slowly rot and … rots will compost. Grass, chopped up trees, vegetables, fruit peel, brown paper or even …
Asparagus, broccoli and summer squash are just some of the in-season British veg available this month. The Vegetarian Society’s Alex Connel picks his top five
… | 31st May 2011 Ethical Living Food And Drink Vegetables Summer Asparagus Potatoes Broccoli … of a huge variety of homegrown fruit, vegetables and meat. You might not be able to … favourites. Asparagus ‘One of the simplest vegetables to prepare, asparagus are a …
With allotment waiting lists more than a decade long in many areas, people without gardens are becoming increasingly creative in their enthusiastic quest to grow their own food. Report by Giovanna Dunmall
… Living Gardening Green Living Food Grow Vegetables Allotment … The town’s aim is to be self-sufficient in vegetables by 2018. Project Dirt An online …
Keith Abel might not be much of an eco-warrior but he’s revolutionised the organic groceries sector – and made a mint in the process, says Peter Salisbury
… | 1st June 2011 Ethical Living Organic Vegetables Fruit Meat Abel & Cole Green … who had started producing pesticide-free vegetables largely because he objected to the … out in tight-fitting shorts. Even when the vegetables he sold were below par, Aussie …
We can all eat well with a little thought and effort. Here's how...
… Ethical Living Box-scheme Box Scheme Food Vegetables Fruit Local Organic Fast Food Food … weekly box full of fresh, seasonal fruit and vegetables and save cash. To find your local …
Growing your own would be vital if the shops shut for good. Steve Solomon has the key to a persistent vegetable state
… May 2008 Reviews Gardening Self-sufficiency Vegetables Peak Oil Farming Local Food … his nemesis, John Jeavons of How to Grow More Vegetables fame, Solomon advocates a less …
The image of the rancher in the rugged West is one of self-sufficiency and a tough defiance of government, writes George Wuerthner. But the truth is that ranchers, especially those using federal land, depend on a host of generous subsidies, both economic and ecological.
… , where the vast majority of the nation's vegetables and fruits are grown, irrigated … feed ourselves is surprisingly small. All the vegetables grown in this country are produced … - any increase in acres devoted to grains and vegetables would easily be counter balanced by …
Your bladder's loss could be your vegetable garden's gain, since urine makes for a surprisingly good fertiliser - so why are we wasting our wee?
… Living Green Living Gardening Fertiliser Vegetables Compost Waste Vitamins Antibiotics … He says that applying urine to growing vegetables once every week for at least two …
Thanks to cheap water and plentiful sunshine, California grows most of the US's fruit, vegetables and nuts, writes Joshua Frank. But with the drought looking ever more permanent, the $40 billion industry is facing a terminal crisis. It's only a matter of time before we have to rely on local produce - so let's make a start now!
… California grows most of the US's fruit, vegetables and nuts, writes Joshua Frank. But … If you've purchased any fresh fruit, nuts or vegetables recently there's nearly a 50% … is grown locally because purchasing fruit and vegetables from California will slowly …
Have you ever heard of – let alone tasted – the Rats Tail radish, the Crookneck squash or the Prince of Prussia pea? We report on what’s being done to save Britain’s rich agricultural heritage.
We need to overhaul what we grow, and how and where we grow it, if we are to make the most of our land and fight climate change.
… Association Food And Farming Wetlands Diet Vegetables Green Party … for sugar beet – even half of it – to growing vegetables biointensively, on the model of …
Cuba is a global exemplar of organic, agroecological farming, taking place on broad swathes of land in and around its cities, write Julia Wright & Emily Morris. These farms cover 14% of the country's agricultural land, employ 350,000 people, and produce half the country's fruit and vegetables. But can they survive exposure to US agribusiness?
… and produce half the country's fruit and vegetables. But can they survive exposure to … is limited by space and mainly provides salad vegetables, some fruits, small animals and … a five-fold rise in consumption of fresh vegetables between 1997 and 2013. The aim is …
Among Cuba's greatest achievements is its organic farming sector, writes Miguel Altieri. Developed in the 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet Union, small agroecological farms now employ 300,000 campesinos and provide an abundance of healthy fruit and vegetables. But now US food and agribusiness corporations are eyeing up a multi-billion dollar business opportunity.
… and provide an abundance of healthy fruit and vegetables. But now US food and agribusiness … and producing more than 1.5 million tons of vegetables. The most productive urban farms … supply 50% to 70% or more of all the fresh vegetables consumed in cities such as Havana …
Italy, long seen as the healthy man of Europe, is beginning to suffer the effects of fast- and junk-food, the Guardian reports.
… Junk-food Fast-food Health Alcohol Fruit Vegetables Fast Food Risk Food And Health … plan includes reducing the price of fresh vegetables and making fruit available from …
The ancestors of America's Indians lived in Beringia - the land exposed during the last ice age that is now the Bering Strait - for millennia, genetic studies have determined. Scott Armstrong Elias reports.
First Americans lived on Beringia for thousands of years Scott Armstrong Elias | 7th March 2014 Comment Indigenous Peoples Climate Change USA Canada Siberia qamutik.png The ancestors of America's …