Agriculture
05 Apr 2012
While the heads of the agricultural industry and government officials met to discuss policy at the Oxford Farming Conference earlier this year, an alternative event took place
UK / Agriculture, Community, Food
27 Mar 2012
A new report reveals the scale and diverse nature of community food growing projects in the UK that are generating incomes while creating supplies of healthy local food
27 Mar 2012
Innovative farmers are working with local people to create a sustainable system of agriculture that provides fresh, local food while providing a huge range of benefits to local people, economies and the environment, research has found
27 Mar 2012
Deep in the heart of favela (shanty town) communities in the metropolis of Sao Paulo, Brazil, seeds of transformation are beginning to sprout
UK / Agriculture, Food
28 Nov 2011
We need to look to grassroots communities for the future of our food system, says Graciela Romero
10 Oct 2011
A once disused space in Manchester city centre is now blossoming with the green stems and bright blue flowers of a plant that could reinvigorate a local, sustainable textile industry
27 Jun 2011
Project aiming to reconnect people with nature seeks 10,000 'virtual farmers' to have a say in the running of a real working farm in Cambridgeshire
UK / Agriculture, Culture, Food
16 Jun 2011
Set up by young farmers, the Real Farm Festival will feature music, talks and farm activities
Australasia, Global / Agriculture, Sustainable Development
09 Jun 2011
A new website is showcasing permaculture projects and practitioners from across the world, in an effort to revolutionise the way permaculture is practiced and bring it into mainstream consciousness.
UK / Agriculture, Sustainable Development
08 Jun 2011
The ‘grow your own’ culture is blossoming in the UK according to the Permaculture Association, which has seen an increase in membership as more people and groups form an alliance with the theories and practice of permaculture.
UK / Agriculture, Food, Sustainable Development
12 May 2011
A permaculture project in South Shropshire is attempting to promote ways of living that are more caring towards all life.
UK / Agriculture, Conservation
06 May 2011
Organisers of National Beanpole Week 2011, which takes place between 23 April and 1 May, have called on the nation’s gardeners to support Britain’s woodlands, and their beans, by switching to British coppiced beanpoles
UK / Agriculture, Food
06 May 2011
As part of the LAND project, launched by the Permaculture Association a little over two years ago, more than 7,000 visitors and 4,000 volunteers have been supported in learning from and taking part in established permaculture projects.
Asia / Agriculture, Conservation
14 Mar 2011
World’s second largest palm oil producer commits to conserving precious Indonesian rainforest and to leading the industry towards sustainable practices
Agriculture, Positive Perspective, Wellbeing
21 Feb 2011
Positive perspective: David Barrie explores the importance of good nutrition and the growth in popularity of wholefoods since the 1960s
Organic Milk: Best All Year Round
26 Jan 2011
As new research backs the cancer-fighting properties of watercress, Sarah Wilkinson digs up the story of the UK's most historic salad leaf
13 Jan 2011
Victory for ocean lovers and conservationists as Caribbean nation of Belize bans the destructive and controversial fishing practice of trawling