Do Valentine's Day the Green Way
From food to flowers - cut down on your environmental impact this Valentine's Day with our green gift ideas
Source: Christine Oliver...
This video shows you how to make a simple and easy wormery. It's just a box with some holes - and it works great!
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Worms
6. Add about half a bucket of worm bedding - enough to cover about an inch in the bottom of your box. The bedding is what your worms will live in when you first put them into the box. You can use worm compost, home made...
Worms!
How to make your own wormery
A wormery will recycle your waste food to make a superb fertiliser for your crops and a living soil in your containers. Wormeries are perfect for small spaces: they’re small, don”t smell and make compost faster than conventional composters. You can...
How to start your allotment
Clearing your plot
Clear the plot of unwanted materials and debris. You may be able to get help with this from the allotment management team
Trees and shrubs are best dug out, but if this is not possible cutting to ground level and...
Arroz Chaufa Peruvian Style Fried Rice
This is a delicious meat-free version of fried rice dish, common in Peruvian households.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Ready time: 20 minutes
Serves: 6 people
Method
Dehydrate the soy meat with hot water for about 10 minutes, then wash and squeeze it.
Fry...
Finding an allotment and readying it for cultivation can seem a daunting task, but with these simple steps a productive plot is easier than you might think.
Suitable for:
While it is exciting taking on a new allotment, it can also be very daunting, especially if you...
What to eat this month
Each fruit or vegetable has a prime time when it’s at its seasonal best. Some are great for over half of the year; others only hit their peak for a month. Either way it means extra flavour, extra crunch, extra juiciness—all...
If you want the healthiest, most flavorful, organic ingredients, grow your own fruits and veggies.
I’ve suffered through one too many batches of burned or soggy kale chips over the years. It took me a while to master my baked kale chip recipe, but I’ve learned...
Help our beautiful planet
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the livestock sector is “one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global”. The FAO estimates...
