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Conversion to organic farming can be a painful process; converting the mindset of a farmer raised on agrochemicals can take even longer.
My first commercial onion crop in the 1980s was tended by Henry Clarke, an ox of a man who once milked my father’s cows.
It can be daunting to make the best ethical choice without the time to look into the detail. Put it to the experts instead in our monthly edition of Your Questions Answered.
Far from mass-produced olives and damaging harvesting processes, small-scale olive farms in Spain, Greece and Palestine are using low-intensive and organic farming to produce oil full of flavour while protecting soil and wildlife.
Celebrate Real Bread Week by making your own organic sourdough, or buying from your local bakery – slow-fermented for flavour and nutrition, it’s bread to brighten up any meal.
Issue 12: Fairness and five years.
Find out more about Wicked Leeks and our publisher, organic veg box company Riverford.