River Cottage Spring
Yet another River Cottage series has hit our TV screens, Bit of a curate's egg - good in parts.
Rants and Raves
My personal opinions on what’s happening in the world at large, especially things that impact on our food. The power of supermarkets, globalisation and the march of science.
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Ammonium Sulphamate Weed Killer Banned!
Ammonium sulphamate is a safe and effective herbicide which has been withdrawn from sale in the EU thanks to regulations that ignore common sense
Power & Responsibility – Chickens & Supermarkets
I'm still ranting about poultry after Jamie's Fowl Dinners. But should we really blame the supermarkets?
Hugh’s Chicken Run
Hugh's TV series is finished but will the effect last? What I think now that it has finished.
The Scandal of Food Waste
Have you ever wondered how much of our food is wasted and who is to blame? Is it our fault or that of the supermarkets that dominate our food supply chain in the UK?
TV Programmes You Should Watch
Channel 4 are showing some TV programmes that will open your eyes to the cruelty of battery farming and encourage you to watch.
Survival Gardening
In the west, growing your own may no longer be a matter of survival for the individual but it could be a matter of survival of our people.
Who Will Stay on the Plot?
Some thoughts on why people stick and others do not on an allotment and how much time an allotment takes.
Protecting the Allotment – Help Someone!
Providing some advice and basic vegetable growing knowledge to someone might just help protect your plot in the future.
Insurance – what a scam!
I could not resist having a moan about insurance. What a scam. In any other field they would be sent to jail.
How Things Change
Thinking back on 30 years of gardening and realising how things have changed in that time.
Food Additives Cause Hyperactivity in Children
A new university study shows that food additives cause behaviour problems in children. But we knew this 20 years ago.
Meat Price Increase
Forcast increases in meat prices may not be such a bad thing. Some thoughts on our diet.
Allotment War over Biodiversity
Allotment association split over use of land. Should allotments expand at the cost of natural habitat.
Floods to Bees. We Are All Doomed!
Although the floods have destroyed crops a much more serious threat to agriculture and horticulture is the reducing bee population.
New Smoking Laws and What’s Next?
The new anti-smoking law is about to come in and I'm not very happy about it. But what is next on the agenda?
Allotment Petition Result – Reply from the Government
The results of the petition to the government are in. I can't say wonderful but they do offer advice to those with threatened allotments.
Pesticides Increase Risk of Developing Parkinsons Disease
Exposure to pesticides may increase the risk of Parkinson's disease, experts said.
Smoke Free Safe Food
Smoke free restaurants have made many people happy and now the EU is going to help small cafes and restaurants by removing the burden of keeping the health inspector happy.
Time The Greens Grew Up About Energy
We're in a hole and it's getting deeper. But whatever we do somebody will object. It's time to take the medicine.
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