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Gardening
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Why grow your own is healthier and more sustainable
Published 15 June 2023Should you grow your own vegetables and fruit? Is growing your own better for you and your family’s health. What about the environment? Here are some reasons to grow your own. The grow your own trend is healthy Eating more vegetables is good for you and your family. By growing your own fruit and vegetables […]
What is rewilding?
Published 18 May 2023The Cambridge dictionary defines ‘rewilding’ as “the process of protecting an environment and returning it to its natural state, for example by bringing back wild animals that used to live there.” It goes on to suggest that ‘Rewilding runs directly counter to human attempts to control and cultivate nature.’ Rewilding involves more than just ‘letting […]
Preview the limited edition Dalerb range from Angus Ross at RHS Chelsea in May
Published 16 March 2023Award winning furniture designer and master craftsman Angus Ross will be exhibiting at RHS Chelsea in May this year for the first time. On display will be the limited edition Dalerb range of garden furniture. The range is available to pre-order from Angus Ross for construction after the show is over. The company is proud […]
UK food insecurity
Published 2 March 2023The UK is suffering from food insecurity. There are gaps on our supermarket shelves and buying limits on salad vegetables. The insecurity runs deeper than that though. We are growing less and consuming more. We depend on Europe for imports and farm labour. The cost of producing our own food is increasing. We are also […]
Slow food is important for UK food security
Published 2 February 2023Slow food is important for UK food security as it reduces dependence on imported food and drink. By supporting local food producers we can improve our food systems, enhance our biodiversity and reduce our emissions, while at the same time preserving our food history and local traditions. The movement started in Italy in 1989. The […]
Biodiversity loss in the UK
Published 21 July 2022Wildlife in the UK is in trouble. The UK has lost almost half of its biodiversity since the 1970s. Much of this is caused by loss of habitat to commercial farming and construction. 72% of UK land is managed for agriculture. 8% of land is built on. 15% of the 8,431 species are threatened with […]
How is growing your own food better for the environment?
Published 16 June 2022Growing your own food is better for the environment and for your family. You can enjoy fresh food without plastic packing, safe in the knowledge that your food has not emitted tonnes of carbon emissions on the way. Growing your own food allows you to choose what fertilisers and pesticides to use, so you can […]
Food sustainability
Published 28 February 2022What is food sustainability and how does the UK improve its food security? What can we do as individuals to contribute to food sustainability in our country? What is food sustainability? At a fundamental level, food sustainability is about generating enough food for the human population. It is “grounded on the availability of fertile land, […]
A garden transformed : From mud to spud, or kale as it happens!
Published 18 October 2019Memories of a lovely late summer! The Blue Patch garden has come on in leaps and bounds from a neglected tangle of weeds to nature-friendly oasis. The garden is now in the capable hands of Theo from The Almanac Garden. Theo is creating the ultimate eco-garden. Within a week butterflies, not seen for years, […]
Mud to Spud: A spoon full of soil
Published 26 May 2019A gardening journal: No. 2 by Jane Our Blue Patch garden in Dulwich is undergoing a renaissance after years of neglect. The project begun in March (link) with elbow grease, weeding and hard pruning. Then April arrived along with 4 fabulous ex-display Plughole Planters donated by Blue Patch member and award winning green entrepreneur Morgan […]
Growing a sustainable food garden : from mud to spud!
Published 25 March 2019A gardening journal: no 1. By Jane Blue Patch HQ has a wonderful garden. If you live in a big city, you know what an utter luxury a garden can be. Flowers in the spring, barbecues on lazy summer evenings, the odd bit of herbs to sprinkle and the list can go on. Being the […]
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