Mind the gap
I am not the only one fretting about over-specialisation it seems. I was pointed to Sharon Astyk’s ‘Casaubon’s Book’ blog by this Eating the Seasons post, which mentioned the book Depletion and...
View ArticleThe girl effect
I just saw this and was moved, no introduction needed really… even if it is ‘rooted’ in the work of the Nike Foundation… (time to put some sweat shop profits to good use?). By Girleffect.org
View ArticleGive me your favourite quotes
I have been using a great little WordPress plug-in called ‘Quotes Collection‘ on this blog – it’s great for grabbing those quotes you see popping up over the web and adding them to your blog. It is my...
View ArticleHow civilised
I just saw this video which was referred to on Keith’s ‘Unsuitablog‘ I love this video – and it pretty much sums up why I feel so uncomfortable with the level of greenwash that we are subjected to on a...
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The Age of Stupid
The Age of Stupid: final trailer Feb 2009 from Age of Stupid on Vimeo. I often have ideas, that I mull over and never get around to doing anything about (man cannot live on ideas alone!), but in this...
View ArticleFossil fools
I am sure I am not the only one who found last nights episode of Natural World – A Farm for the Future incredibly important and somewhat frightening. If you didn’t see it – do have a look – it is...
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Plan Bee
Bees pollinate a third of the food we eat. They are essential for farming and if we wanted to do the pollinating work ourselves – it would take a workforce of 30 million. And that’s just for food –...
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Nommo’s Elderberry and Bramble wine
1685g Elderberries 700g Brambles (Blackberry) 2kg Sugar 6l water 1 Tsp ginger 2 tps Pectin Enzyme (pectolase) 2l pure grape juice (I used red and white) Destalk and wash the elderberries and brambles....
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Saving your own seed
I have been pondering this recently, as I just got an allotment (more on this later). How did we cope before seed companies? 40 years ago most people would be saving the seeds of their favourite crops...
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How to make Red Wine Vinegar at home
I’ve had some success with brewing my own ‘Hedgerow Red’ Elderberry & Blackberry wine for the past couple of years, but a few months ago I wondered whether it is possible to easily produce your own...
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