by Liz Burns Trewhella is Cornish for farmer on the hill after one of my ancestors (Great Great Grandfather Ben Trewhella who had emigrated from a mixed berry farm in Cornwall over 150 years ago) who earned sufficient money from...
A few weeks ago, I managed to take a whole day off (!) to attend the Growers and Eaters Forum in Brunswick, looking at our current food systems and ways these systems can face the challenges climate change, peak oil...
Monsanto Goes To Great Lengths To Protect Its Patents On Genetically Modified Crops (CBS) American farmers have been growing genetically modified crops for years, from seeds engineered to resist pests and chemicals. These patented seeds produced bigger crops and profits...
Well, we were let down least week with the seedlings, all the stock went to the Steiner Fair instead. But we have been promised we will have some this week. For everyone who asked for some last week, I’ll...
Author of “Getting a Grip: clarity, creativity and courage in world gone mad”, Frances Moore Lappe weaves effortessly through the issues facing us today, and articulates clearly how changing our predominant frame of thinking can give us the power to...
