Is it the fact that organic is a rigid system part of the problem? Patrick Holden, founder of The Sustainable Food Trust and the first person to supply Sainsbury’s with organic carrots, back in the 1980s, thinks it might be. “The problem with organic is that it’s a line-drawing exercise. It says above the line … Read more
One potential problem here is the so-called “cocktail effect” – the mixing of different pesticides. Pesticides are tested individually, Percival says, and the combination could “interact in unpredictable ways, could have adverse health effects.” We just don’t know yet. The fact that several pesticides, previously considered safe, have since been banned, does not inspire confidence. … Read more
Buying Christmas presents is one of those chores when it comes to cooking dinner – both are lovely to hand out, but very stressful to prepare. So if you put it off to the last minute, you won’t be the only one. But if it’s too late to have a cashmere shawl shipped from Jammu, … Read more
“We wanted to give something back to society,” says Karen Watson, Barleylands education officer. “We know that by teaching children how their food is grown and how our food choices affect the world from an early age, they can learn to appreciate food. “There is so much obesity in the world, we want to encourage … Read more