What do GM potatoes mean for future blight control? What does GM potatoes mean for future blight control? – 07/12/2006 – FarmersWeekly. This article was from 2006. In September 2008 the Farming Today radio program discussed the issue: [podcast]http://organiccollege.com/dl-blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/farming_20080901-gm-potatoes.mp3[/podcast]GM1 –
Seawater greenhouses to bring life to the desert
The planned project would use solar power to evaporate salt water, generating cool air and pure water thereby allowing food to be grown Seawater greenhouse project could turn deserts into fertile land for food and water | Environment | guardian.co.uk.
Monbiot.com » Strange Fruit
A hard commercial logic dictates that the only way to get good fruit today is to grow your own. Monbiot.com » Strange Fruit
Useful Gardening Forums
Below are links to some UK and Irish forums that are good for getting advice on growing food. Do leave a comment if you know of any more good ones. Grow Your Own Kitchen Garden River Cottage SallyGarden Smallholding Garden
Global Food Crisis 2008 from Global Issues.org
Food prices have been rising for a while. In some countries this has resulted in food riots and in the case of Haiti where food prices increased by 50-100%, the Prime Minister was forced out of office. Elsewhere people have
National Organic Week – College Open afternoon
There will be and ‘Open afternoon‘ here at College on Thursday 18th Sept 2 to 5 p.m. Events will include Tours of the gardens, winter crops, potato varieties tasting, advice on courses, conversion and becoming a co-producer. About National Organic
National Organic Week – College Open afternoon
There will be and ‘Open afternoon‘ here at College on Thursday 18th Sept 2 to 5 p.m. Events will include Tours of the gardens, winter crops, potato varieties tasting, advice on courses, conversion and becoming a co-producer. About National Organic
10 reasons why mind mapping is great
10 reasons why mind mapping is great. I use Mind Mapping a lot both for planning, research and summarising. Both hand-drawn and computer-created (currently use iMindMap) are valuable.
Time to Get Growing
It’s been a long time in gestation but I’m excited to be writing the first post for ‘Get Growing‘ – a site dedicated to growing your own food. The aim is to provide inspiration and information to encourage more of
Organic Wedding Máeitheal Style.
An tIonad Glas is pleased to congratulate Dr Sinead Neiland and Derrick Lyons on their wedding in Dromcollogher on August 17th. The couple, both graduates of An tIonad Glas the Organic College, catered for over a hundred guests at their