Organic Farming
Sustainable food in WalesGuardian Unlimited | 21 Oct 2010Sustainability is at the heart of the Welsh food industry - but what does that actually mean? In the foothills of the Black Mountains, on the edge of the small village of Felindre near Hay-on-Wye, Wales, Paul Benham works 1.5 acres of what once was unproductive grazing land. Primrose Organic Farm...
Wales | Agriculture and Fisheries | Organic Farming Look After LondonThis is London | 03 Dec 2009A few weeks before I took up my job as the Mayor's food adviser, I went to see some food-growing projects in the capital, the first being in the centre of four ugly grey tower blocks in Tower Hamlets.
Organic Farming | Recycling Loss of soil threatens UK food productionGuardian Unlimited | 26 Sep 2009Defra's chief scientist says safeguarding soil is 'critical' if food production is to increase in the UK in the next 20-30 years More than 2m tonnes of topsoil from farms and forests is being eroded by wind and rain each year, jeopardising efforts to increase food production, the UK government said today. The soil erosion is reducing the amount of food grown, increasing the risk of flooding and ...
Habitat Loss | Organic Farming | Recycling | Waste Management | Water Pollution Could venison ranches be the future?The Herald | 03 Sep 2009It's healthy, sustainable, organic and even eagle-friendly - no wonder Scottish venison is selling out as quickly as estates can produce it. If demand continues to grow, we could in future see "deer ranches" on land previously used for sheep.
Organic Farming