We knew this anyway… but you can cancel that gym membership and get digging… read the full article at: Middle age ‘key for exercising’.
Seed capital – The Irish Times – Sat, Jan 31, 2009
This year’s catalogues, with their shiny images of flawless plants, will keep you sowing and growing for another season WITH TWO CONSECUTIVE non-summers piled up in a sodden mess behind us, part of me feels like giving up gardening. But
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:
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
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 –
Wonky Vegetables get EU reprieve
A new day has dawned for curvy cucumbers and nobbly carrots after more than two dozen laws banning imperfect-looking fruit and veg were scrapped. Read the full sotry: RTÉ News: Vilified veg get EU reprieve. (Thanks to Wayne for the
Farming Today on Heritage Vegetables
The BBC radio program ‘Farming Today‘ often has interesting topics. I’ve been collecting episodes with information relevant to the course over the last couple of years. Here’s a good one on Heritage Vegetables – including a real favourite in our