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Topic: Farming

News

‘Demoralising’ drought shows climate impact on UK crops

Growers are facing one of the toughest years in history as no rainfall and extreme heat leave veg unpicked or unplanted and reservoirs dry.

Water Climate change Farming
News

Nature-friendly farming ‘does not reduce food production’

Biodiversity Nature Farming
Padron peppers
Opinion

Pinning our hopes on Padrons

Water Climate change Farming News from the farm
News

Ukrainian refugees help pick UK blueberries

Grower finds new local picking help as droughts and heatwaves caused by climate change bring worries for many homegrown summer field crops.

Climate change Farming News from the farm Summer
Opinion

Desperately seeking water

Only in two of our 35 summers have we not had enough water to keep crops growing; with no rain forecast in the south for a month or more, this looks like being the third.

Opinion

Cultivating justice: On farming and people

Essentially what I’ve learnt is that, if we really want to tackle climate change and work toward a more ecological future, there needs to be a fundamental shift in how we relate to each other, writes Farmerama co-founder Abby Rose.

Opinion

Hotting up in the tunnels

We encourage beneficial insects to come in from outside, with judicious planting of attractive plants like fennel, which appeal to aphid-eating insects such as hoverflies and lacewings.

Community highlight

I frankly hate the corporate monopoly of the food system. But I want to see regenerative farmers supported - if the only things they do are improve soil health and sequester carbon, perfection it may not be, but progress it is.

Sarah Glenn on Regenerative farming: Transforming the system or preserving the status quo?