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 –
Food needs 'fundamental rethink' : BBC
BBC | Food needs ‘fundamental rethink’. A sustainable global food system in the 21st Century needs to be built on a series of “new fundamentals”, according to a leading food expert. Tim Lang warned that the current system, designed in
Soil Association 2008 Conference
You can listen to all the speakers from the recent Soil Association Conference on the following page: Annual conference | Get involved | Soil Association. The Closing plenary session – Transition America is very good on Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).
How to get updates from your favourite sites sent to you
I’ve been trrying to explain this to a few friends and family for a while now. These guys do it very well: I recommend Google Reader as an excellent free RSS News reader.
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
Dumb eco-questions you were afraid to ask – New Scientist
An interesting list of questions, answers and comments on the New Scientist website: Dumb eco-questions you were afraid to ask – environment – 14 November 2008 – New Scientist.
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