Alasdair Sim |
Tuesday, 7th February 2012
This is a vegan version of a classic carrot cake that always goes down well in the Beech Café at The Sustainability Centre. There are all sorts of flavours intermingling in the cake, from the...
Becoming Self-Sufficient |
Thursday, 2nd February 2012
1 - Dust Baths - place cold ashes where your birds can get to them, the dust baths will control bugs
2 - Ring Around the Rosie - spread a low ring around individual plants are gardens to...
Carl Legge |
Tuesday, 31st January 2012
This wonderful tuber is certainly getting popular. I got involved in identifying a specimen from Jamie Oliver's garden a few days ago . His online editor was after recipe ideas because it was...
Carl Legge |
Wednesday, 11th January 2012
It’s obvious that there’s now a growing band of permie people growing this so-called ‘lost crop’ of the Incas. The tubers could easily be the model for gems or ‘power ups’ in a computer game...
Ben Brangwyn |
Saturday, 7th January 2012
Red spider mites harm apple, pear, plum and other fruit trees. They injure foliage by feeding with piercing mouthparts and removing cell contents, including chlorophyll. Heavy mite feeding early...
Carl Legge |
Monday, 19th December 2011
Parsnips have been cooked in Europe since Roman times. Famous Roman foodie Apicius recorded four recipes in his De Re Coquinaria including Coriander Parsnips Cooked in Wine. Another...
Andy Hunt |
Friday, 16th December 2011
How to build a complete solar and wind powered mobile disco/mini rave sound system to entertain your family and friends!
As a fun project I have built a solar and wind powered sound...
Brad Rowland |
Wednesday, 30th November 2011
Hugelkultur is a method of building planting beds by covering wood with dirt; big piles of wood and sometimes other organic matter. You can dig a trench and fill it with wood, or just pile the...
