Firstly, happy new year and I hope you have had a good festive break (if you are fortunate enough to be able to take time off over the Christmas/New Year period). My good intentions to post every Friday on this blog have started well, although it won’t last for long as I will be awayContinueContinue reading “When to act on climate change?”
Tag Archives: Climate
Book Review – Letters to the Earth – introduced by Emma Thompson
Earlier this year the group Culture Declares Emergency invited the British public to put pen to paper and write a letter to the Earth. The invitation was open to all – to think beyond the human narrative and bear witness to the scale of the climate crisis. Over 1000 people wrote letters of love, grief,ContinueContinue reading “Book Review – Letters to the Earth – introduced by Emma Thompson”
Our Planet, Our Farmers
On Wednesday I will be leaving Essex on a week long podcast road trip to the Cotswolds/Welsh borders and then north Wales to record around a dozen new episodes for Meet the Farmers. I am really looking forward to speaking to all of the farmers along the way, including Rob Havard in Worcestershire, Ally HunterContinueContinue reading “Our Planet, Our Farmers”
The Five Factors of Soil Formation
If you have ever looked closely at soils in different areas you will know that they all look, feel and smell different. They also play host to different plants and some contain more visible organisms than others. Why is this? How have they come to be so different? What factors should be considered? These wereContinueContinue reading “The Five Factors of Soil Formation”
Green Britannia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KZ6IBoQ35uA Some shameless plugging for the British tourist industry (especially Cumbrian and Welsh tourist trade).
