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Small-scale farms can offer resilience.
Small-scale farms are less affected by adverse weather conditions and could become an important part of our food security networks. Local producers, Stonelynk Organics, in Fairlight Hastings run by Hélène Maerschalck and her partner Stephen Atkinson, explain how they survived the persistently wet Spring weather. (2 min read)
I turned my urban garden into a self-sufficiency haven.
Ann, PFFA Regional Ambassador, has sent us before and after pictures of her urban garden. It's amazing how much she has done in less than a year. Take a look.
Under the Udder – my conventional dairy farm milking experience
A PFFA volunteer tells us about her time milking the cows at a dairy farm. Do you have a story to share? Send it to us at info@the-pffa.org
Why I joined the PFFA.
Jill, one of the PFFA admin team, explains how she first became a member and talks about her GYO city garden.
PFFA Volunteer reports on her GYO garden
PFFA volunteer, Della Reynolds shows you round her GYO garden in East Sussex.
Cholesterol does not cause heart disease.
Charlie Spedding reveals that we have all been misled about the effects of cholesterol in our bodies. (2 min read)
Weight loss without hunger.
Losing weight is easier than most people think but to do so we need to eat the opposite of what we are told to eat. A second blog post from Charlie Spedding.
The Empire of Experts
Our lives are becoming increasingly subservient to the opinion of experts. It feels as if we are less inclined to trust what our grandmothers told us or to trust our innate common sense. A blog by Charlie Spedding.
We are all farmers now.
Nick Cooper and Angie McKenzie help to spread the More Farmers, More Food campaign at their street stall in Ramsgate.
Wondering which compost to buy?
As the growing season gets started we take a look at a compost trial carried out by Daniel the Patient Gardener.
Now is the time to get your potatoes planted.
Now is a really great time to plant potatoes. They are a great food staple and very easy to grow. You can grow them almost anywhere, in anything (bags, tubs, buckets, containers or in the ground.) As long as you have soil, light and water.
Life in Lincolnshire – More Farms More Food
The importance of grow your own and supporting our local farmers. A report from Lincolnshire, reposted from catspunkystuff.com
Farm Visit – Eye Opener
It's not until you visit a UK farm that you realise how difficult it is for farmers to meet all the requirements and make a living from the land.
My first year of growing vegetables
If you are thinking of growing your own vegetables, then just get started. It could be easier than you thought.
