Study finds allotment land has fallen by 65 per cent since mid 1900s with urban deprived areas most affected, despite benefits to food security and mental health.
By Nina Pullman - 1st April 2020
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The fourth edition of Grow Your Own Wicked Leeks is all about how to take peaceful revenge on every gardener's worst nightmare - slugs and snails.
By Sarah Brown - 23rd March 2020
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The latest Grow Your Own Wicked Leeks column investigates peat, its value as a carbon sink, and how to make your own peat-free potting compost.
By Sarah Brown - 3rd March 2020
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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 - 17th February 2020
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The second edition of Grow Your Own Wicked Leeks is all about facing the February mud and savvy planting tips for your organic veg patch.
By Sarah Brown - 6th February 2020
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The new Grow Your Own Wicked Leeks series is written by Garden Organic, the national charity for organic growing, and brings you seasonal advice on what to do in your own organic patch.
By Sarah Brown - 6th January 2020
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Trees are one of the most vital tools against climate change and offer boundless benefits in mental health and sustainability. Put down roots in 2020 with these top tree-planting projects across the…
By Becky Marshall - 5th January 2020
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Sustainability adventurer Rob Greenfield has just completed a year spent growing and foraging for food - here's how and why he did it.
By Rob Greenfield - 9th December 2019
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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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Study finds allotment land has fallen by 65 per cent since mid 1900s with urban deprived areas most affected, despite benefits to food security and mental health.
By Nina Pullman - 1st April 2020
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Coronavirus shows us how there is a resilient local food supply chain ready and waiting in the wings with huge potential for food security, writes Marina O’Connell.
By Marina O'Connell - 1st April 2020
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Watch the first of the new Veg Hacks series and try salt-baked celeriac: a no fuss way of approaching this gnarly-looking vegetable.
By Bob Andrew - 30th March 2020
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From a segment of lemon for an emergency G&T to ready-to-go fruit compotes – here’s how to freeze what fruit.
By Bob Andrew - 30th March 2020
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Make your own frozen mash, keep a stash of herbs or learn how to freeze each type of leafy green in these top tips for how to freeze veg.
By Bob Andrew - 30th March 2020
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If there is a silver lining to this cloud, it may be that we learn to value more what is close – be that vegetables or people.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 26th March 2020
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