01 November 2011
In the last six months of 2010 alone, 44 million people were pushed into extreme poverty by rising food prices. The food crisis, exacerbated by the perfect storm of climate change, rising populations, and bio-fuels production, has sparked heated deb...
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01 November 2011
I was fortunate to hear E F Schumacher give the following talk at St Columba’s church, Pont Street in the autumn of 1975, and still recall the combination of wit, intellect and personal warmth which made him such an impressive speaker. The Iona Comm...
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01 November 2011
Too much nitrogen harms the environment and the economy was the key message of the recent European Nitrogen Assessment which reported a study carried out by 200 scientists investigating the unprecedented changes humans have made to the global nitrog...
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31 October 2011
In what may be a fatal blow to the Midland Pig Producers’ planning application, the Health Protection Agency have raised strong concerns about the potential risk to public health of the proposed ‘mega pig farm’ for South Derbyshire.
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13 October 2011
Meadows could be better at soaking up carbon from the atmosphere than woodlands, and can be planted as 'carbon sinks' in the same way, according to the first report into the state of the country's grasslands.
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12 October 2011
Following proposals for a reform of the CAP after 2013 from the European Commission, which aim to 'strengthen the competitiveness, sustainability and permanence of agriculture throughout the EU', the Soil Association comments:
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12 October 2011
An event in Bristol today [12 October] sees the launch of a UK-wide Sustainable Food Cities Network which will help cities develop and promote healthy and sustainable food programmes. The Network will be crucial as these cities work to tackle a grow...
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10 October 2011
The UK’s biggest celebration of all things organic took place last month, with Organic September being marked on organic farms, in schools, by retailers and caterers and the general public. Taking a lead from the ongoing industry wide ‘discover orga...
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03 October 2011
Energy costs for heating in the farrowing house have been cut dramatically on the Co Tyrone pig farm of Gary Anderson.
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30 September 2011
An opportunity for an apprentice with an interest in horticulture and livestock, pigs and poultry to work on a mixed 650 acre organic farm in Leicestershire.
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