Summer Blooms

August 10, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Seeds

July 27, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Friday Flowery Feeling

July 16, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Saffron Coffee – Coffee that Tastes Good and also does good!

November 16, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Saffron Coffee’s tagline is – We Believe Coffee should Not only taste good it should also do good. So, Saffron’s cafes are more than a place to enjoy good coffee and tea, they are a chance to give back to local coffee-growing communities in Laos. Started in 2006 to provide an alternative cash crop to […]

Two Little Birds Cafe

November 8, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Where to head for in Luang Prabang, for a perfect smoothie bowl? The answer is Two Little Birds Cafe. The smoothies are delicious and made with love. Located off the main drag, this cafe is well worth seeking out behind Amantaka hotel. A family-run business whose ethos covers recycling, no single use plastic, a sense […]

Brixton Food Growing Tour

May 6, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Incredible Edible Lambeth On a rainy Saturday morning, I travelled south from home to Brixton to join Incredible Edible Lambeth (IEL) on a walking tour covering some of the projects of the Brixton food growing map. There is something precious about discovering a new area of London (or indeed any place) through the food growing […]

minicrops™

May 1, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

What if I told you there was a vertical farm growing microgreens six minutes travel time from London Bridge that had a stall at Borough Market. It may sound unlikely. However, it is true. Welcome to the world of minicrops™ and to the latest blog post looking at vertical and urban farming. In March I spoke […]

Grow Bristol

February 6, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

This article is about Grow Bristol an urban farming enterprise in Bristol. You will learn what makes Grow Bristol, a smart urban farm and how they look to deliver on a mission to grow food that is fresh, local and sustainable. A Brief History Grow Bristol was set up in 2014 bringing an approach to urban […]

30 Days Wild – Day 11 St James’s Park

December 5, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Today we look at the birds in St James’s Park.

Spa Terminus Saturday Market

December 5, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Hidden away in Bermondsey is a collection of food producers who principally sell wholesale. However, on a Saturday morning, if you know where to find the railway arches they are located in, they open the doors to the public, and you can get a taste of heaven. Every couple of months if I wake up […]