- Grow your own
- Organics
Planning your planting
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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- Organics
- Plant-based
- Soil
New organic market report ‘disappointing’
Riverford founder Guy Singh-Watson said huge interest in green issues has failed to boost organic sector despite offering ‘solutions’.
By Nina Pullman - 6th February 2020
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- Farming
- Climate change
- Organics
Trees and diet lead new climate report
Cutting beef and dairy consumption by a fifth and increasing tree cover are among new recommendations by the government's Climate Change Committee in a report on land use.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd January 2020
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- Grow your own
- Seeds
- Organics
Starting the year with heritage seeds
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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- News from the farm
- Organics
Not just for Christmas
You might think come Christmas day I’d be sick of sprouts but I love them – my cooking tip is to par boil, then fry them in butter and bacon with a bit of garlic, writes grower Jake Richardson.
By Jake Richardson - 11th December 2019
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- Environment & ethics
- Organics
Quarter of shoppers ‘don't believe organic label’
New survey has found a ‘deep suspicion’ of ethically-labelled food with over a quarter of shoppers saying they do not trust labels such as organic or meat-free.
By Nina Pullman - 10th December 2019
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- Organics
- Local sourcing
Organic trees: A Christmas myth?
Organic trees remain in short supply but accepting ‘wonky trees’ could reduce the pressure on growers to produce Christmas-card perfect branches.
By Nina Pullman - 29th November 2019
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- The big interview
- Organics
- Eating & drinking
Eating and ethics
On the eve of opening her newest pub, Geetie Singh-Watson talks sustainable sourcing, gender equality and the secret behind running 'a bloody good inn'.
By Nina Pullman - 14th November 2019
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- Organics
- Price
Be savvy and eat organic on a budget
If you’re savvy and plan ahead, organic doesn’t have to cost much more than a usual supermarket shop, writes Alex Ryder.
By Alex Ryder - 6th November 2019
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Latest articles
- Veg Hacks
- Recipes
Veg Hacks: Radish pickle
Learn how to pickle radishes in this week's Veg Hack with chef James Evans.
By James Evans - 3rd July 2020
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- Environment & ethics
- Ethical business
- News from the farm
Making measurement count
As previously, transport is our biggest sin, and the final delivery to the door is the most carbon costly – so we are converting over 70 per cent of our vans to electric by 2023.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 1st July 2020
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- Climate change
- Politics
Mass virtual lobby calls for ‘green recovery’
Singer Ellie Goulding has helped amplify people attempting to host 'virtual cuppas' with their MP to quiz them on support for green post-Covid plans as part of mass online lobby.
By Nina Pullman - 30th June 2020
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- Nature
- Mental health
Nature connection in the kitchen
I found beauty in the soft leaves of the celery, intrigue in the antennae of the kohlrabi, pleasure in the veins of the Cavolo Nero, which mirrored maps of the courses of rivers, writes Lucy Jones.
By Lucy Jones - 29th June 2020
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- Recipes
- Eating & drinking
Five recipes to celebrate the Veg New Year
Each season brings its excitement and pleasures in the kitchen; spring starts with scarcity, then follows with abundance and variety, and what we call the 'Veg New Year'.
By Kirsty Hale - 29th June 2020
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- Farming
- Local sourcing
- Ethical business
Fibres of the future
Covid-19 has sent wool prices plummeting and the sheep industry into crisis – but a fledgling movement that connects farmers with local weavers offers hope.
By Hugh Thomas - 29th June 2020
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