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Coldest November night for 25 years
This week the UK experienced its coldest November night for a quarter of a century – temperatures of -17.3C were recorded in Llysdinam, Wales http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/28/cold-weather-snow-winter For some veg this cold weather is good news as it helps their flavour to develop: Brassicas, such as brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli, turnips, winter radish and kale will all […]
Continue reading...Why bees are so important
26. November 2010
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One in 3 mouthfuls of the food we eat relies on bees for pollination. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that of the slightly more than 100 crop species that provide 90% of food supplies for 146 countries, 71 are bee-pollinated . Find out more about why bees are so important at http://www.capitalgrowth.org/bees/
Continue reading...Snow in UK gardens
25. November 2010
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I have just returned from a glorious 3 week trip enjoying 28c in Australia and New Zealand to find the UK about to experience its first freeze of winter 2010. I think gardeners were hoping for a reprieve from the damaging affects of frost and cold after last winters artic conditions. Suppose that is the […]
Continue reading...London Bee Summit
16. November 2010
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London Bee Summit 2010, 16th December Bees are in peril and there are a number of suspects, from pesticides to climate change. With human wellbeing so intimately tied to the fate of the bee, Capital Growth are calling together organisations working with bees in London and the UK to ask: What’s happening to the honey […]
Continue reading...Green Sydney
7. November 2010
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Arrived in Sydney today to be greeted by a warm welcome at the City’s 30 acre botanical gardens – an invitation to sit on the grass, smell the roses and chill out with the wildlife. These beautiful gardens have over million preserved plant specimens including some exceptionally rare examples collected at Botany Bay in 1770 […]
Continue reading...Capital Growth Training
1. November 2010
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There is just one course left this year on the Get Growing training programme, so book quickly to avoid disappointment. Email [email protected] for booking info and to reserve a place. (Discounts available for London Food LInk members and Capital Growth spaces) http://www.capitalgrowth.org/ Permaculture Design Taster Saturday 27th November 2010 (10.30am-1pm) This workshop is ideal for […]
Continue reading...Join the Big Climate Connection
28. October 2010
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In less than two weeks, thousands of people in hundreds of constituencies across the UK will tell their MP they care about climate change and ask them to take action to tackle it. Early November is a really crucial time – it‘s just before the start of the global climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, and […]
Continue reading...Save UK forests
27. October 2010
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The government is preparing plans to sell off more than half of our national forests to private firms. This could mean ancient woodlands are chopped down and ruined. Woodland wildlife would have to make way for Centre Parcs style holiday villages, golf courses and commercial logging. Ancient forests like The Forest of Dean and Sherwood […]
Continue reading...London Gardens offer temple of calm
25. October 2010
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The sun shone on London today, bringing people out of their office at lunchtime to enjoy the city’s many open spaces. One of my favourite gardens is Inner Temple which is still looking quite beautiful, even in late October. This three-acre garden has wide lawns, populated with a rare and unusual collection of trees, sweeping […]
Continue reading...Fruit delights
24. October 2010
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Yet another beautiful sunny day in the garden – perfect for picking the last of the autumn fruit .These enormous quince will make a wonderful fruit jelly. Easy to grow and very decorative, they can be found in many traditional gardens but they are not so fashionable in modern design.This is a shame as they […]
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30. November 2010
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