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Emily Ingham |
Tuesday, 6th November 2012

The popularity of our recent articles such as ...

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Carl Legge |
Friday, 2nd November 2012

The nasturtium plant (tropaeoleum majus) is one of the most useful plants in the garden. It attracts pollinating insects and acts as a sacrificial plant for brassicas by attracting caterpillars...

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Sebastian von Holstein |
Sunday, 28th October 2012

As you would expect, cases of SAD are much higher in cold, dark places but it is also largely a symptom of the modern world. It is estimated that 75% of the population used to work outdoors in...

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Carl Legge |
Friday, 26th October 2012

If you don’t grow your own, you may see big bunches of parsley in markets. It’s well worth picking these up to make this wonderful ingredient the French call persillade.

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Phil Moore |
Monday, 15th October 2012

Renegade architect Mike Reynolds and his crew began construction in March 2012. Commissioned by an ex-pat British family, the building is situated on a huge piece of land with a cacao farm, an...

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Michael Hutchinson |
Thursday, 11th October 2012

Making a DIY wormery is easy. I found two cheap plastic basins the same size – you can use plastic crates from any DIY store or car boot sale.

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Samuel Muiruri |
Wednesday, 26th September 2012

Samuel Muirui of the Charisma Organisation in Kenya came up with idea for the Peace bench.

Having succesfully turned waste into a resource, various communities signed a memorandum of...

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Rob Croft |
Monday, 24th September 2012

As the world's worst DIY person, I am pleased to tell you that this compact comfrey maker works! The resources needed is part of a pallet (I spotted a broken one at the local recycling centre),...