Did anybody see this program on the BBC? It was absolutely excellent with interviews with many of my heroes including: Colin Campbell – the father of peak oil from Ballydehob! Richard Heinberg – peak oil guru Chris Dixon permaculture meister
Has the Organic Bubble Burst? Farming Today BBC Radio 4
An interesting discussion with Organic farmers and activists in the UK looking at how the recession is affecting organic sales. The take home points for me were: Organic meat producers being hit very hard by high (organic) feed costs Organic
UK: Allotments boom as thousands go to ground in recession
Here’s a good article from the Guardian: Allotments boom as thousands go to ground in recession There’s an audio clip from Monty Don too: [podcast]http://download.guardian.co.uk/audio/kip/standalone/lifeandstyle/1235043580555/5323/gdn.new.090219.pm.Titchmarsh.mp3[/podcast] or Download the mp3 file read the full article below:
Peter Ward on Late Late Show
You won’t see a more passionate exposition of local organic Irish food than this! Go Peter: Peter Ward on the Late Late Show
Bantry CSA – the Community Solution to Getting Your Oats?
Charlie Donovan and John Dolan Ivan McCutcheon has done a brilliant write-up of a wonderful Community Supported Agriculture initiative in West Cork. John Dolan is the architect of the plan and a good friend so I’ll be posting updates here
100 million National Insulation programme for economic recovery launched
A €100 MILLION national insulation programme will benefit 50,000 homes and employ 4,000 people during 2009, Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan has said. Mr Ryan said the programme would save money through reduced heating bills, reduce carbon emissions and also
FoodTalk from Newstalk – no. 5 Garden
There was a great series on Newstalk recently called Foodtalk. Caroline Hennessy who presents the show has her own blog called Bibliocook which might be of interest. The last one on the garden and veg was great here’s the podcast:
Labelling – how do you do it?
Making labels for plants that don’t fade is tricky. Here’s a link to Emma who uses a special handheld label printer: Fluffius Muppetus: coopette.com: Oh Brother. I like to cut up old aluminium beer cans and write on the plain
Selecting Seeds for Spring
A quote from the Sallygardens blog: It’s that time of year again when the seed catalogues arrive in the post. It’s a great lift for the spirits to leaf through the pages and begin selecting whats to be grown this
Seed Swaps – do you know of any?
Seed swaps are a great way to get free an interesting seeds from people. And also to learn what other people grow and get tips. Here’s a list of some in the UK: Fluffius Muppetus: coopette.com: Seed Swaps 2009 –