May 23, 2008
Millwey success story
A group of residents on a council estate became TV celebrities when they teamed up with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in his chicken welfare campaign.
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January 13, 2008
Organic Awards 2008
JANUARY 13, 2008: The Soil Association is hosting the 2008 Natural and Organic Industry Awards. These awards have become the benchmark for excellence and set the standard for innovation, quality and commitment within the booming…
January 13, 2008
Seed firm calls for ‘open mind’ on modern strains
JANUARY 13, 2008: A major seed company has urged gardeners not to view old vegetable varieties as superior to modern strains simply on account of their age, but to keep an open mind on the…
January 5, 2008
Rural areas ‘broadband losers’
DECEMBER 2007: People living in rural parts of the country have much less choice ofbroadband providers, are likely to get slower speeds and pay adifferent price, according to research.
January 4, 2008
Return of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It
JANUARY 2008: A second series of thecontroversial show Kill It, Cook It, Eat It returns next week - thistime investigating the slaughter of young animals.
December 29, 2007
Debate hots up over GM crops
DECEMBER 2007: The debate over GM food is hotting up again, with claims that Britainis in danger of being left behind in the race to develop the technology.
December 28, 2007
Smallholding show set to be best yet
DECEMBER 2007: The biggest event on the smallholding calendar, The Smallholder and Garden Festival in Mid Wales, is set to be the best yet.
December 8, 2007
King of the waterways
DECEMBER 2007: Despite the wet weather this summer, 4,000 sightings were recorded bymembers of the public during British Waterways’ fourth NationalWaterway Wildlife Survey, including more than 300 records of Britain’smost brilliant bird, the kingfisher.
December 7, 2007
Greater threat to wildlife
DECEMBER 2007: A number of factors including climate change, the spread of infectiousdiseases, agricultural and forestry practices and not least humanactivity are combining to place ever increasing pressure on the UK’salready fragile wildlife populations, according…
December 6, 2007
New spud on menu
DECEMBER 2007: Leading chef Antony Worrall Thompson has demonstrated the best ways to cook the new Mayan Gold potato.
November 3, 2007
Wonder wine
November 2007: A SMALLHOLDING couple in the West Country caused amazement when their first ever crop was ready for harvesting a month before anywhere else in the UK.
