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Maddy Harland |
Friday, 19th August 2011

My father was born in India two years after WW1. His father was a doctor and, having survived Gallipoli, went on to serve in the Indian Army. His mother had witnessed the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916. They were both Irish and had romantically eloped.

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Tim Green |
Tuesday, 16th August 2011

Well, if you're reading this piece hoping to glean some new facts or incisive reasoning to back up your already firmly held belief that culling badgers or not culling badgers is the right or wrong thing to do then I'm afraid you will be disappointed. In fact, the...

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Simon Watkins |
Monday, 15th August 2011

It's a dreach Saturday in early May when I host a session of the "gardening together" group in Coventry – a group which has spluttered into existence like the unconvincing but untimely rain which is now dampening our enthusiasm for doing anything practical outside...

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Maddy Harland |
Thursday, 4th August 2011

We love camping and especially in the wilds or on modest campsites with few facilities, good people, lots of wildlife and wonderful views.

Ripe plums
Maddy Harland |
Tuesday, 2nd August 2011

We like making jams and chutneys to give as presents and for our larder. The first fruits to come are plums, closely followed by Oulin's Golden gage, an exquisitely juicy fruit. I usually pick early in the morning when the fruit is soft and before the wasps...

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Maddy Harland |
Wednesday, 27th July 2011

In my last blog, I wrote about Tim and my recent visit to the wilds of coastal Connemara and our discovery of an incomparable campsite that is part of a small organic farm...

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Duane Elgin + Maddy Harland |
Wednesday, 27th July 2011

It is ironic that green ways of living that emphasize voluntary simplicity -- a life-way that can take us into an opportunity-filled future -- are often portrayed in the mass media as regressive ways of life that turn away from progress. Here are three...

RISC Garden
Steve Jones |
Tuesday, 26th July 2011

RISC Reading Roof Garden is a bold statement about the possibilities for greening our cities, supporting biodiversity, reducing urban heat islands and storm surges and creating oases of calm and sanity in city centre spaces.