- Seeds
- Grow your own
The joy of a seed
A seed is a little time capsule waiting to come to life, offering an antidote to the fast-paced, hectic and stressful life that many of us lead these days.
By Penny Hemming - 27th February 2019
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Grow your own
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- Grow your own
How to grow your own
Growing some of your own veg, herbs or flowers is a very rewarding and satisfying thing to try. It gets you outside, connects you with nature, and gets you on the move so is good physical exercise.
By Penny Hemming - 30th April 2017
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- Grow your own
How to make compost
As I get older, my body complains sometimes about the physical exertion I put it through, so I’m becoming a bit of a fan of the no-dig approach to growing.
By Penny Hemming - 8th March 2017
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Latest posts
- Eating & drinking
- Local sourcing
How relocating changed my food habits
When Zoe Wyeth moved from London to Devon, she learnt the true meaning of seasonality and found herself looking in cookbooks and hedges instead of on supermarket shelves.
By Zoe Wyeth - 18th September 2019
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- Climate change
Visualising the climate crisis
Changing the way we visualise the climate crisis is the aim of a powerful photography project telling stories in human, local, and emotional way.
By Nina Pullman - 18th September 2019
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- Climate change
- Politics
We are the wildfire
Young people around the world are cracking open the heart of the climate crisis, speaking of a deep longing for a future they thought they had but that is disappearing with each day, writes Naomi…
By Naomi Klein - 18th September 2019
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- Climate change
Let’s talk about climate
As she prepares for the next global strike, Anna Turns finds out how to talk to those who don’t want to know about the climate crisis.
By Anna Turns - 17th September 2019
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- Ethical business
Keeping it in the community
A new mustard brand in Norwich, the bakery regenerating a local economy and a community farm enterprise are all part of a growing wave of community-owned businesses.
By Angela Youngman - 12th September 2019
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- Climate change
- Farming
How archeology can help food security
Exploring the history of agricultural practices allows us to understand the successes and failures of numerous societies, over thousands of years, write archaeobotanists Kelly Reed and Philippa Ryan.
By Kelly Reed and Philippa Ryan - 12th September 2019
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