Andy Cato of Wildfarmed has published a comment piece in the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/05/diverse-farming-climate-wildfarmed-groove-armada There are some eloquently expressed truths about our current dominant food system. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg6VNPfIrsc/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Andy Cato is co-founder of Wildfarmed. He is also one half of Groove Armada So it’s up to us to create field-to-plate networks whereby citizens can, through their food … Continue reading Regenerative farming – a comment piece from Andy Cato
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Perennial edibles – get to know more plants
Thursday 2 June, 11-12.30 in our garden at Belper Lane End. Join us for a detailed overview of some of our plants. Vegetables, salad leaves, fruit - see the plants, hear how we grow them, and how we use them. Food plants that are reliably there, with zero food miles. We'd like to invite you … Continue reading Perennial edibles – get to know more plants
Hyssop – An Easter Tale
Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus … Continue reading Hyssop – An Easter Tale
Peat free – the importance of keeping peat in the ground.
Ryan, a founding member of Earthed Up! is a signatory on a joint statement from hundreds of organisations and individuals. You can read the full statement at: https://peatfree.org.uk/2022/03/joint-statement Switch to peat free compost to save peat bogs & combat climate change. And push for others to do the same. The statement starts: "Continuing to extract, … Continue reading Peat free – the importance of keeping peat in the ground.
Nitrogen fixing plants – a poster
Nitrogen is one of the major micronutrients required by plants. It is one of the most common factors limiting their growth in many ecosystems. Most leguminous and some non-leguminous (actinorhizal) plants can form symbiotic relationships with bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia - a form that can be taken up and used by plants. … Continue reading Nitrogen fixing plants – a poster
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