Steve Ott
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Oven-roasted Ratatouille
Here’s a great recipe for a classic dish to help you make use of newly ripened summer greenhouse favourites The secret to a good ratatouille is to make sure the vegetables retain their individuality and a bit of bite. If…
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Landmark verdict against glyphosate
In a case that could turn the tide against the world’s most common weedkiller, a jury in San Francisco has found that agrochemical company Monsanto knew that its Roundup and RangerPro weedkillers were dangerous, and acted with ‘malice’ by failing…
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Campaign to promote city veg consumption
Fourteen cities have received funding to run Veg Cities campaigns, and Glasgow and Nottingham are launching their campaigns this month Veg Cities is a campaign by Sustainable Food Cities, led by Sustain in partnership with the Peas Please initiative, with…
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July 2018 merely third warmest
Despite the prolonged heatwave, provisional data from the Met Office suggests that this July has been only the third-warmest in the UK It comes, however, hot on the heels of the UK’s warmest-ever May and its second-warmest June – and…
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Blue tits get foster parents
Next box camera reveals an unusual family of birds in Sterling, Scotland A nest-box camera at The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre in Aberfoyle, near Stirling in Scotland, uncovered an unusual family situation this summer, as a pair of great tits…
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Choose the charity lottery that helps people be more veggie
What would you do with £25,000? Check out the only charity lottery to help make the world more veggie, and you can win amazing prizes each week while making a difference with every ticket. More information: www.veggielotto.org / www.vegsoc.org
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Mudketeers diary-Aug 16th 2018
Sungold sensation I love this time of year when my ‘Sungold’ tomatoes are ripening. I have just gone outside and harvested some of these sweet orange cherry tomatoes. They went into the pan already warmed by the sun. To this…
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Spectacular show by rare Chinese tree in the UK
Heatwave brings on the blooms of a rare tree that has only previously flowered three times in its 90-year lifetime Emmenopterys henryi, a deciduous tree that’s native to central and south-western China, planted in 1928 at Borde Hill in Haywards…
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September issue now on sale!
It’s been a super sunny summer so far, so as we take another step towards autumn, the Kitchen Garden September issue has new ideas to share. September is traditionally a time for harvesting summer crops of fruit and vegetables and…
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North Lincolnshire park given coveted Green Flag Award
Baysgarth Park in Barton has received top recognition as Keep Britain Tidy gives it the prestigious Green Flag Award Baysgarth Park joins Central Park, Woodlands Memorial Park and Kingsway Gardens in Scunthorpe who have retained their Green Flags this year.…
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Councils urged to adopt pollinator action plans
Friends of the Earth and Buglife are urging councils to do more to help Britain’s bees Friends of the Earth and Buglife are urging councils to do more to help Britain’s bees, after a survey found that only two English…
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RHS to recruit garden water scientist
Gardening charity to help recruit and train first dedicated garden water scientist With this summer set to become one of the hottest and driest to date, the RHS has announced that it is collaborating with Cranfield University to recruit and…
