Do you know your edible from your non-edible fungi??? If you are interested in finding out more, here is your chance. The Forestry Commission is having a Fungal Foray on Saturday 6 November at Thetford Forest Park, at 10:30 and again at 14:00. It is suitable for everyone over the age of 5 [...]
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Plum weekend is 14/15 August. Events will be held in Bluntisham, Colne and Summersham. There are activities for young and old but you may need to book a place on some as they are very popular. To find out more information about this or see the complete schedule, please go to: www.orchardnetwork.org.uk I went to [...]
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Food waste is a big problem in the affluent West. What can be done about it? The Love Food Hate Waste website is one place to start. Check out www.lovefoodhatewaste.com My number one hint is to plan for the week and make a list to take to the shops. Things change, meals don’t always [...]
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Tim Lang’s ten ‘new fundamentals’ Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City University, member of the government’s Sustainable Development Commission and president of Garden Organic, is the leading UK researcher on food security. In the last 30-40 years there has been enormous investment in what is called efficiency. That means there is no spare. [...]
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